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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Judah ibn Tibbon | 1 |
| ibn Tibbon | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish intellectual
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commentator ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
12th century
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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
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surface form:
ibn Tibbon
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| father | Judah ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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biblical exegesis ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish philosophy
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Provençal Jewish scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic philosophy
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Aristotle ⓘ Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
correspondence with Maimonides
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developing a Hebrew philosophical terminology based on Arabic sources ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ibn Tibbon family ⓘ |
| movement | medieval rationalist Judaism ⓘ |
| name | Samuel ibn Tibbon self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hebrew translation of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed
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influencing medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ translating Maimonides’ works from Arabic into Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hebrew translation of Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
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Lunel ⓘ Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Judah ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lunel
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Marseilles NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| translatedToLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| translatedWorkOf |
Maimonides
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surface form:
Moses Maimonides
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| wroteCommentaryOn |
Book of Ecclesiastes
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surface form:
Ecclesiastes
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ibn Tibbon
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Judah ibn Tibbon