Ibn Tibbon family
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Jewish scholarly family
medieval Jewish astronomer
medieval Jewish mathematician
medieval Jewish philosopher
medieval Jewish physician
medieval Jewish translator
medieval translator family
The Ibn Tibbon family was a prominent medieval Jewish dynasty of translators and scholars in Provence, renowned for rendering major Arabic philosophical and scientific works into Hebrew.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Tibbon family canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3804601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Tibbon family Context triple: [Samuel ibn Tibbon, memberOf, Ibn Tibbon family]
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Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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al-Jawad family
The al-Jawad family is the central multigenerational Egyptian family whose changing fortunes and relationships are portrayed across Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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al-Khalidi family of Jerusalem
The al-Khalidi family of Jerusalem is a prominent and historically influential Palestinian notable family known for its religious scholarship, political leadership, and intellectual contributions to the city over several centuries.
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al-Husseini family
The al-Husseini family is a prominent Palestinian Arab clan from Jerusalem historically influential in religious, political, and nationalist leadership.
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Talfah family
The Talfah family is an influential Iraqi clan closely associated with Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and Ba'athist political elite.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Tibbon family Target entity description: The Ibn Tibbon family was a prominent medieval Jewish dynasty of translators and scholars in Provence, renowned for rendering major Arabic philosophical and scientific works into Hebrew.
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A.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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B.
al-Jawad family
The al-Jawad family is the central multigenerational Egyptian family whose changing fortunes and relationships are portrayed across Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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C.
al-Khalidi family of Jerusalem
The al-Khalidi family of Jerusalem is a prominent and historically influential Palestinian notable family known for its religious scholarship, political leadership, and intellectual contributions to the city over several centuries.
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D.
al-Husseini family
The al-Husseini family is a prominent Palestinian Arab clan from Jerusalem historically influential in religious, political, and nationalist leadership.
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E.
Talfah family
The Talfah family is an influential Iraqi clan closely associated with Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and Ba'athist political elite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish scholarly family
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medieval Jewish astronomer ⓘ medieval Jewish mathematician ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ medieval Jewish physician ⓘ medieval Jewish translator ⓘ medieval Jewish translator ⓘ medieval Jewish translator ⓘ medieval translator family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Profatius Judaeus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Provence ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| father |
Judah ibn Tibbon
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Samuel ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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astronomy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ grammar ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ translation ⓘ translation from Arabic to Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon
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Judah ibn Tibbon ⓘ Moses ibn Tibbon ⓘ Samuel ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jewish philosophers in Christian Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic Aristotelian philosophy
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Maimonides ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ibn Tibbon family self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hebrew translations of Arabic philosophical works
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Hebrew translations of Arabic scientific works ⓘ development of medieval Hebrew philosophical terminology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hebrew translation of Bahya ibn Paquda's Chovot ha-Levavot
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Hebrew translation of Judah ha-Levi's Kuzari ⓘ Hebrew translation of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ Hebrew translation of Saadia Gaon's Sefer ha-Emunot ve-ha-Deot ⓘ philosophical commentary on Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lunel
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Provence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibn Tibbon family Description of subject: The Ibn Tibbon family was a prominent medieval Jewish dynasty of translators and scholars in Provence, renowned for rendering major Arabic philosophical and scientific works into Hebrew.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Judah ibn Tibbon