Rav Nosson Adler was born in the year 1741 in the city of Frankfurt. He was quickly recognized as a special child and was reported by the Chida in his sefer Shem Hagedolim when they met in the year 1752. Rav Nosson was a talmid of Rav Yehoshua Falk (author of P’nei Yehoshua) and Rav Dovid Tevele Schiff (author of Lashon Zahav, later Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom). Not only was Rav Adler a brilliant Torah scholar, he was also a mystic, steeped in kabbalah. Of his numerous talmidim, many went on to exemplify various aspects of his multifaceted character. Among his talmidim are Rav Moshe Sofer (author of Chasam Sofer), Rav Avraham Bing (Chief Rabbi of Wurzburg), and Rav Seckel Wormser (Baal Shem M’Michelstadt). Rav Nosson Adler passed away in the year 1800 in the city of Frankfurt. He did not write any of his chiddushim – there are various reasons given for this. All the chiddushim which we have from him today, are based on writings of his talmidim.