 Shmelke of Nikolsburg

Shmuel Shmelke Halevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg (1726 in Chortkiv, Galicia, Poland – April 28, 1778 in Nikolsburg, Moravia) was one of the great early Hasidic Rebbes.He was named Shmuel ben Tzvi Hersh HaLevi (Horowitz) (commonly known by the diminutive "Shmelke") and was the oldest son of Tzvi Hirsh Horowitz of Chortkiv.