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Saadia Gaon

882 - 942

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Saʿadia ben Yosef Gaon (882/892 – 942) was a prominent rabbi, gaon, Jewish philosopher, and exegete who was active in the Abbasid Caliphate. Saadia is the first important rabbinic figure to write extensively in Judeo-Arabic. Known for his works on Hebrew linguistics, halakha, and Jewish philosophy, he was a practitioner of the philosophical school known as the "Jewish Kalam". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saadia Gaon has received more than 398,635 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Saadia Gaon is the 382nd most popular philosopher (up from 385th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 176th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Saadia Gaon was a rabbi, philosopher, and scientist who lived in the 10th century. He is most famous for his work on the Hebrew language and for his translation of the Torah into Arabic.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Saadia Gaon ranks 382 out of 1,267. Before him are Ágnes Heller, Gennadius Scholarius, Hilary Putnam, Masanobu Fukuoka, John of Salisbury, and Plutarch of Athens. After him are Karl Rahner, George Santayana, J. L. Austin, E. H. Carr, Mulla Sadra, and Paul Tillich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 882, Saadia Gaon ranks 1. After him are Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, and Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona. Among people deceased in 942, Saadia Gaon ranks 3. Before him are Pope Stephen VIII, and William Longsword. After him are Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Shi Jingtang, Pietro Participazio, and Agapius of Hierapolis.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saadia Gaon ranks 180 out of 642. Before him are Ashraf Marwan (1944), Hetepheres I (-2700), Mary the Jewess (100), Apepi (-1600), Shepseskare (-2450), and Claude François (1939). After him are Cleopatra Thea (-164), Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Basilides (117), Psusennes II (-1100), and Al-Tahawi (853).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Saadia Gaon ranks 8. Before him are Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), and Ammonius Saccas (175). After him are John Philoponus (490), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), and Julius Pollux (200).

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