Rav Doniel Prostitz-Steinschneider

Rosh Beis Din Pressburg. Rabbi Prostitz was the closest colleague and confidant of the Chasam Sofer, he is largely credited with negotiating the appointment of the Chasam Sofer as the religious leader of the Pressburg community. Considered a foremost authority in matters of Halacha he served the Pressburg community for over 50 years. He is buried in the Rabbinic graveyard that is now known as the Chasam Sofer memorial and his grave is immediately adjacent to Sofer. Rabbi Prostitz was the great grandson of Rabbi Schmiedl who had come to the area of Moravia in the 17th century from Amsterdam.