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Isaac the Blind

1160 - 1235

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Isaac the Blind (Hebrew: רַבִּי יִצְחַק סַגִּי נְהוֹר Rabbī Yīṣḥaq Saggī Nəhōr, literally "Rabbi Isaac, of much light"; c. 1160–1235 in Provence, France), was a French rabbi and a famous writer on Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). The Aramaic epithet "Saggi Nehor" means "of Much Light" in the sense of having excellent eyesight, an ironic euphemism for being blind. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac the Blind has received more than 91,929 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac the Blind is the 2,166th most popular writer (down from 1,974th in 2019), the 2,430th most popular biography from France (down from 2,221st in 2019) and the 310th most popular French Writer.

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  • 92k

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  • 61.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isaac the Blind ranks 2,166 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, Ernst Robert Curtius, Al-Farazdaq, Phan Bội Châu, Michel Leiris, and Ka'b ibn Zuhayr. After him are Katsu Kaishū, William of Moerbeke, Auguste Maquet, Nelson Algren, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and Antimachus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Isaac the Blind ranks 14. Before him are Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Arnaud Amalric, Hartmann von Aue, Dulce of Aragon, Ma Yuan, and William of Champlitte. After him are Adelaide of Meissen, Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, David Kimhi, David of Dinant, and Ida, Countess of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1235, Isaac the Blind ranks 6. Before him are Andrew II of Hungary, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Elisabeth of Swabia, Andronikos I of Trebizond, and Philip I, Count of Boulogne. After him are David Kimhi, and Jordanus de Nemore.

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In France

Among people born in France, Isaac the Blind ranks 2,430 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), Jean Eustache (1938), Michel Leiris (1901), Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), and Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (1695). After him are Jean Fautrier (1898), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), Auguste Maquet (1813), Jean Delannoy (1908), Charles IV, Duke of Alençon (1489), and René Mayer (1895).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Isaac the Blind ranks 310. Before him are Paul Féval, père (1816), Charles de Brosses (1709), Paul Morand (1888), Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1829), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), and Michel Leiris (1901). After him are Auguste Maquet (1813), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Zygmunt Krasiński (1812), Alexandre Exquemelin (1646), Renaud Camus (1946), and Magnus Felix Ennodius (473).

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