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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 338,510 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Judah Halevi is the 683rd most popular writer (down from 680th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Spain (down from 190th in 2019) and the 20th 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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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.54

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  • 2.83

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Among writers, Judah Halevi ranks 683 out of 5,755. Before him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Tony Buzan, Periander, Alain-René Lesage, Clarice Lispector, and Luis de Góngora. After him are Pietro Bembo, Vātsyāyana, Alexander Pope, Max Frisch, Ninon de l'Enclos, and Jaroslav Seifert.

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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 Gampopa, Yejong of Goryeo, 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 212 out of 2,932. Before him are Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Luis de Góngora (1561), Manuel Castells (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), and Carmen Amaya (1913). After him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Pomponius Mela (15), Manuel Godoy (1767), and Eulalia of Mérida (290).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Judah Halevi ranks 20. Before him are Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Tirso de Molina (1579), Camilo José Cela (1916), Leo Africanus (1494), Columella (4), and Luis de Góngora (1561). After him are Jacinto Benavente (1866), Antonio Machado (1875), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Matilde Camus (1919), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), and Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964).

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