9 1 ) ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁scholar ▁born ▁in ▁Vil nius , ▁Vil na ▁Governor ate . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁usual ▁Tal m ud ic ▁education , ▁and ▁also ▁acquired ▁an ▁extensive ▁general ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁prof ane ▁sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁the ▁government ▁appointed ▁him ▁professor ▁of ▁Heb rew ▁and ▁Jewish ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁rabb in ical ▁school ▁of ▁Vil nius . ▁Fu enn ▁filled ▁this ▁position ▁with ▁great ▁distinction ▁till ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned . ▁The ▁government ▁then ▁appointed ▁him ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Vil nius , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁introduced ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁sec ular ▁sciences ▁and ▁modern ▁languages . ▁Fu enn ▁also ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁char itable ▁institutions , ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁an ▁al der man . ▁In ▁acknowled gment ▁of ▁his ▁services ▁the ▁government ▁awarded ▁him ▁two ▁med als . ▁ ▁Works ▁Fu enn ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer , ▁dev oting ▁his ▁activity ▁mainly ▁to ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁literature . ▁He ▁published ▁the ▁following ▁works : ▁▁ ▁Im re ▁She fer , ▁two ▁lect ures ▁( one ▁delivered ▁by ▁the ▁author ; ▁the ▁other ▁translated ▁from ▁the ▁German ), ▁Vil nius , ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁ ▁Pir ḥ e ▁ <0xE1> <0xBA> <0x92> af on , ▁( with ▁L . ▁Hur witz ) ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁history , ▁literature