WRITER

Judah Halevi

1079 - 1141

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Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi or ha-Levi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי and Judah ben Shmuel Halevi יהודה בן שמואל הלוי‎; Arabic: يهوذا اللاوي, romanized: Yahūḏa al-Lāwī; c. 1075 – 1141) was a Sephardic Jewish poet, physician and philosopher. He was born in Al-Andalus, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judah Halevi has received more than 365,664 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Judah Halevi is the 602nd most popular writer (up from 682nd in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 212th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Writer.

Judah Halevi was a Jewish poet, philosopher, and physician. He was born in Spain in 1075 and died in 1141. He is most famous for his work "The Kuzari," which is a philosophical discourse about the Jews' relationship with God.

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  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Kitāb al-ḥujjah
Early works to 1800, Judaism, Apologetic works
1996
Divan
1899
Diṿan
1840
Rabi Yehudah ha-Leṿi
Accessible book
1893
Poems
Criticism and interpretation, Hebrew Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew language
1871

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Judah Halevi ranks 602 out of 7,302. Before him are John Donne, Madame de La Fayette, Hermann Broch, Napoleon Hill, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Karl Kraus. After him are Pierre Loti, Dimitrie Cantemir, Erich Kästner, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, John Irving, and Elisabeth of Wied.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1079, Judah Halevi ranks 3. Before him are Peter Abelard, and Kilij Arslan I. After him are Yejong of Goryeo, Gampopa, Emperor Horikawa, and William II Jordan. Among people deceased in 1141, Judah Halevi ranks 2. Before him is Hugh of Saint Victor. After him are Béla II of Hungary, Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Richenza of Northeim, Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia, and Margaret of L'Aigle.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Judah Halevi ranks 173 out of 3,355. Before him are John II of Aragon (1398), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Al-Hakam II (915), Buenaventura Durruti (1896), Henry II of Castile (1334), and Abraham ibn Ezra (1089). After him are Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Enrique Granados (1867), Columella (4), Penélope Cruz (1974), and Leo Africanus (1494).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Judah Halevi ranks 16. Before him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Martial (40), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64). After him are Columella (4), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Camilo José Cela (1916), Matilde Camus (1919), and Joseph of Anchieta (1534).

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