Gerondi, Nissim ben Reuben (Nissim, Rabbenu Gerondi; Ran)
- Gerondi, Nissim ben Reuben (Nissim, Rabbenu Gerondi; Ran)
(fl. 14th cent.)
Spanish talmudist, physician and astronomer. He lived in Barcelona, where he played an important role in communal life. He wrote commentaries on the writings of Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi and on numerous talmudic tractates.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography.
Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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NISSIM BEN REUBEN GERONDI° — (known from the acronym of Rabbenu Nissim as the RaN; ?1310–?1375), one of the most important Spanish talmudists. Nissim s family originated in Cordova and settled first in Gerona, where he is thought to have been born, and then in Barcelona,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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