Samuel ibn Tibbon

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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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instanceOf Jewish intellectual
commentator
medieval Jewish philosopher
rabbi
translator
activeInCentury 12th century
13th century
citizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth circa 1150s
dateOfDeath circa 1230
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Jewish people
familyName Samuel ibn Tibbon self-linksurface differs
surface form: ibn Tibbon
father Judah ibn Tibbon
fieldOfWork Jewish philosophy
biblical exegesis
translation studies
givenName Samuel
influenced Jewish philosophy
Provençal Jewish scholars
influencedBy Arabic philosophy
Aristotle
Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED
knownFor correspondence with Maimonides
developing a Hebrew philosophical terminology based on Arabic sources
language Arabic
Hebrew
memberOf Ibn Tibbon family
movement medieval rationalist Judaism
name Samuel ibn Tibbon self-link
notableFor Hebrew translation of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed
influencing medieval Jewish philosophy
translating Maimonides’ works from Arabic into Hebrew
notableWork Hebrew translation of Guide for the Perplexed
occupation philosopher
translator
placeOfBirth France
Lunel
Provence NERFINISHED
relative Judah ibn Tibbon
religion Judaism
residence Lunel
Marseilles NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
translatedFromLanguage Arabic
translatedToLanguage Hebrew
translatedWorkOf Maimonides
surface form: Moses Maimonides
wroteCommentaryOn Book of Ecclesiastes
surface form: Ecclesiastes

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