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Eliezer Schein, later known as Lazăr Șăineanu, was a Romanian linguist, folklorist, and literary critic. Born into a Jewish family in Iași, Romania, he adopted the name Lazăr Șăineanu as a young man. He is best known for his work on the Romanian language and folklore, particularly his studies on the origins of the Romanian language and its relationship to other Romance languages.