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Abraham ibn Daud

1110 - 1180

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Abraham ibn Daud (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: ʾAvrāhām ben-Dāvīd halLēvī ʾībən Dāʾūd; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanized: ʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher; born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110; who was said to have died in Toledo, Spain, a martyr about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham ibn Daud has received more than 140,488 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Abraham ibn Daud is the 2,627th most popular writer (down from 2,123rd in 2019), the 882nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 724th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 54.06

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

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  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Book of Tradition
2005
Sefer ha-kabbalah
Chronology, History, Jews
1972
Emunah ha-ramah
Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, Medieval Philosophy
1986
The Book of Tradition (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
1986
Abraham ibn Daud's 'The exalted faith'
1985
A critical edition with a translation and notes of the Book of tradition (Sefer ha-qabbalah)
Chronology, History, Jews
1967

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 2,627 out of 7,302. Before him are Bragi Boddason, Samad Vurgun, Richard Wurmbrand, Neil Simon, Waldemar Bonsels, and Orson Scott Card. After him are Frederick Marryat, Józef Czapski, Matthias Claudius, Hella Haasse, Tian Han, and Eric Carle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 20. Before him are Richard of Saint Victor, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Maurice de Sully, Plato Tiburtinus, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Alice of Antioch. After him are Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Odo de St Amand, Hodierna of Jerusalem, and Diarmait Mac Murchada. Among people deceased in 1180, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 8. Before him are Manuel I Komnenos, John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Al-Mustadi, and Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Yaroslav II of Kiev, and Prince Mochihito.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 882 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Roberto Martínez (1973), Xavier Cugat (1900), Luis Arconada (1954), and Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220). After him are Gilbert Horal (1200), Josep Maria Jujol (1879), Eleanor of Arborea (1340), Indalecio Prieto (1883), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), and Francisco Guerrero (1528).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 92. Before him are Juan de Valdés (1505), Ana María Matute (1925), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), Miguel Delibes (1920), and Juan del Encina (1468). After him are Àngel Guimerà (1845), Moses ibn Ezra (1060), Juvencus (400), Louis of Granada (1504), Luis Cernuda (1902), and Juan Marsé (1933).

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