Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
ABRAHAM BEN MOSES BEN MAIMON — (1186–1237), theologian, exegete, communal leader, mystical pietist, and physician. Little was known about him prior to the discovery of the cairo genizah , which has preserved many of his writings, in part autographic. Born in Fustat, Egypt, on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BEN HILLEL (Ben Nissim) OF FOSTAT — (Egypt; d. 1223), scholar, poet, and physician. Abraham is probably identical with Abraham the Pious (he Ḥasid or he Ḥaver) referred to frequently by his friend abraham b. moses b. maimon in his writings. In 1167 Abraham b. Hillel, Maimonides,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Abulafia — Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia ( he. אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה), the founder of the school of Prophetic Kabbalah , was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1240, and died sometime after 1291, in Comino, Maltese archipelago. Early life and travelsVery early in… … Wikipedia
Moses Mendelssohn — Portrait by Anton Graff, 1773 Full name Moses Mendelssohn Born September 6, 1729(1729 09 06) Died … Wikipedia
Moses Maimonides — Idealporträt Maimonides’ aus dem 19. Jahrhundert Maimonides Statue in Córdoba (Spanien) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Abraham bar Hiyya — Infobox Scientist name = Abraham bar Hiyya Ha Nasi birth date = 1070 birth place = Barcelona death date = 1136 death place = Provence residence = citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field = Scientist Astronomer Mathematician work institutions … Wikipedia
Moses — /moh ziz, zis/, n. 1. the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness. 2. a male given name. /moh ziz, zis/, n. 1. Anna Mary Robertson ( Grandma Moses ), 1860 1961,… … Universalium
Abraham Maïmonide — Avraham Maïmonide Rabbin et chef religieux de la communauté juive d Égypte à la mort de son père, Avraham ben haRambam (1168 – 7 décembre 1237), également connu comme Avraham Maïmouni était le fils de Moïse Maïmonide. Biographie Avraham naquit à… … Wikipédia en Français
Abraham ben-Moses ben-Maimon — (1186–1237) Egyptian community leader. Abraham, the only son of MAIMONIDES, was born when his father was fifty one years of age and had already written most of his great works. On his father’s death in 1204, he was appointed nagid (head of the … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
