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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, blind person"; 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 82,942 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac the Blind is the 1,980th most popular writer, the 2,228th most popular biography from France and the 280th most popular French Writer.

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  • 83k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isaac the Blind ranks 1,980 out of 5,755. Before him are Israel Joshua Singer, Isaeus, Arkady Gaidar, Ivan Mažuranić, Carl Sandburg, and William Auld. After him are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, Arsen Kotsoyev, Paul Morand, Tin Ujević, Feng Menglong, and Albert Memmi.

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Contemporaries

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

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In France

Among people born in France, Isaac the Blind ranks 2,228 out of 6,011. Before him are Philippe Sollers (1936), Matthias of Arras (1290), Thomas Bérard (1300), Ginette Neveu (1919), Tino Rossi (1907), and Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642). After him are Jean Fautrier (1898), Maurice Pialat (1925), Adela of France (1009), Henri Tresca (1814), Stanislas de Guaita (1861), and Henri Breuil (1877).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Isaac the Blind ranks 280. Before him are Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1829), Jean d'Ormesson (1925), Elif Shafak (1971), Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808), Jean Bodel (1165), and Philippe Sollers (1936). After him are Paul Morand (1888), Michel Leiris (1901), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Eustache Deschamps (1346), and Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (1802).

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