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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

912 - 966

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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يعقوب Ibrâhîm ibn Ya'qûb al-Ṭarṭûshi or al-Ṭurṭûshî; Hebrew: אברהם בן יעקב, Avraham ben Yaʿakov; fl. 961–62) was a 10th-century Hispano-Arabic, Sephardi Jewish traveler, probably a merchant, who may have also engaged in diplomacy and espionage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibrahim ibn Yaqub has received more than 79,829 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub is the 1,424th most popular writer (up from 1,525th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Spain (up from 487th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

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  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 1,424 out of 5,755Before him are Giuseppe Ungaretti, Robert Browning, Siegfried Lenz, Joseph Needham, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, and Ira Levin. After him are Blaise de Vigenère, Léo Taxil, James Murray, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Paul Rée, and Maurice Barrès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 912, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 4Before him are Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Nikephoros II Phokas, and Hyejong of Goryeo. After him is Pelagius of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 966, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 3Before him are Berengar II of Italy and Sancho I of León. After him are Flodoard, Robert of Vermandois, and Miro, Count of Barcelona.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 475 out of 2,932Before him are Alonzo Cano (1601), Ausiàs March (1400), Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), Anne Hidalgo (1959), Bigas Luna (1946), and Queen Letizia of Spain (1972). After him are Eleanor de Guzmán (1310), Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Victoria Abril (1959), Erwig (642), and Unai Emery (1971).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 48Before him are Joanot Martorell (1415), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Don Juan Manuel (1282), Rafael Alberti (1902), Ausiàs March (1400), and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602). After him are Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ildefonsus (607), Pío Baroja (1872), Sabino Arana (1865), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), and Mateo Alemán (1547).