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PHILOSOPHER

Abraham ibn Ezra

1089 - 1167

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Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא‎ ʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾīr ʾībən ʾĒzrāʾ, often abbreviated as ראב"ע‎; Arabic: إبراهيم المجيد ابن عزرا Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra; also known as Abenezra or simply Ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 23 January 1167) was one of the most distinguished Jewish biblical commentators and philosophers of the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham ibn Ezra has received more than 369,379 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham ibn Ezra is the 301st most popular philosopher (down from 283rd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Spain (down from 179th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Abraham ibn Ezra was a Jewish poet, philosopher, and biblical commentator. He is most famous for his translation of the Bible into Arabic.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Abraham ibn Ezra ranks 301 out of 1,081Before him are Aristoxenus, John Searle, Alfred Tarski, Cleanthes, Johann Reuchlin, and Miskawayh. After him are Anne Sullivan, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Asanga, Hilary Putnam, Speusippus, and Jacobus Arminius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1089, Abraham ibn Ezra ranks 1After him are Hemachandra and Mahsati. Among people deceased in 1167, Abraham ibn Ezra ranks 2Before him is Empress Matilda. After him are Charles VII of Sweden, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, Rostislav I of Kiev, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Rainald of Dassel.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abraham ibn Ezra ranks 214 out of 2,932Before him are Manuel Castells (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Carmen Amaya (1913), Judah Halevi (1079), and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567). After him are Jacinto Benavente (1866), Pomponius Mela (15), Manuel Godoy (1767), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Miguel Muñoz (1922), and Huneric (450).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Abraham ibn Ezra ranks 12Before him are José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Ibn Tufail (1110), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Francisco Suárez (1548), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240). After him are Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Pompeia Plotina (65), Nachmanides (1194), George Santayana (1863), and Francisco Ferrer (1859).