WRITER

Isaac Alfasi

1013 - 1103

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Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013–1103) (Arabic: إسحاق الفاسي, Hebrew: ר' יצחק אלפסי) - also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym, the Rif (Rabbi Isaac al-Fasi), was a Maghrebi Talmudist and posek (decider in matters of halakha - Jewish law). He is best known for his work of halakha, the legal code Sefer Ha-halachot, considered the first fundamental work in halakhic literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Alfasi has received more than 146,765 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Alfasi is the 1,924th most popular writer (up from 2,070th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 61st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Algerian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Halakhot
Commentaries, Jewish law, Latin American literature
1492
Sefer ha-Rif, zal
Talmud, Early works to 1800, Commentaries
1939
ha-Rif
Commentaries, Talmud
1951
Hilkhot Rav Alfas
Talmud, Commentaries
1720
Sefer Liḳuṭ rishonim
Talmud, Commentaries, Mishnah
1983
Sheʼelot u-teshuvot
Responsa
1794

Page views of Isaac Alfasis by language

Over the past year Isaac Alfasi has had the most page views in the with 19,072 views, followed by English (16,088), and Arabic (3,668). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (59.05%), Polish (14.52%), and Swedish (10.88%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isaac Alfasi ranks 1,924 out of 7,302. Before him are Miklós Nyiszli, Thomas Wyatt, Michel de Ghelderode, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Edward Young, and Josef Lada. After him are Philippe Quinault, Wolfgang Borchert, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Al-Busiri, Éric Zemmour, and John of Ruusbroec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1013, Isaac Alfasi ranks 3. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau, and Sancha of León. After him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Geoffrey I of Provence, and Guaimar IV of Salerno. Among people deceased in 1103, Isaac Alfasi ranks 5. Before him are Eric I of Denmark, Magnus Barefoot, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, and Humbert II, Count of Savoy. After him is Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Isaac Alfasi ranks 60 out of 213. Before him are Kateb Yacine (1929), Alphonse Juin (1888), Ahmad al-Tijani (1735), Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), Mohammed Dib (1920), and Adherbal (-200). After him are Al-Busiri (1213), Tony Gatlif (1948), Paul Masson (1876), Djamila Bouhired (1935), Ali Kafi (1928), and Gaston Julia (1893).

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Among WRITERS In Algeria

Among writers born in Algeria, Isaac Alfasi ranks 10. Before him are Assia Djebar (1936), Robert Merle (1908), Hélène Cixous (1937), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Kateb Yacine (1929), and Mohammed Dib (1920). After him are Al-Busiri (1213), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (1578), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), Yasmina Khadra (1955), and Boualem Sansal (1949).

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