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Abraham ibn Daud

1110 - 1180

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Abraham ibn Daud (Judeo-Arabic: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: ʾAvrāhām ben-Dāvid hal-Lēvi ibn Dāʾūd; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanized: ʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110 who was said to have been killed for his religious beliefs in Toledo, Spain about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I or Ravaad I or Ra'avad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Some scholars believe he was the Arabic-into-Latin translator known as Avendauth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham ibn Daud is the 2,204th most popular writer (up from 2,627th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from Spain (up from 882nd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 2,204 out of 7,302Before him are Anne Applebaum, Bernardus Silvestris, Michel Leiris, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Richard Adams, and Martin Amis. After him are Elena Poniatowska, Wilhelm Raabe, Mahsati, Georg Heym, Emile Habibi, and Alessandro Baricco.

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Among people born in 1110, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 18Before him are Kaykaus I, Richard of Saint Victor, Hodierna of Jerusalem, Robert de Boron, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, and Rostislav I of Kiev. After him are Bertha of Sulzbach, Boril of Bulgaria, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Plato Tiburtinus. Among people deceased in 1180, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 8Before him are Manuel I Komnenos, John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, and Minamoto no Yorimasa. After him are Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 746 out of 3,355Before him are Miguel Reina (1946), Juan de Valdés Leal (1622), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453), and Antonio de Ulloa (1716). After him are Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Víctor Muñoz (1957), Julián Herranz Casado (1930), Bartolomé Carranza (1503), Jorge Manrique (1440), and Luis García (1978).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Abraham ibn Daud ranks 82Before him are Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1791), Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080), Jaume Cabré (1947), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), Mariano José de Larra (1809), and Miguel Delibes (1920). After him are Jorge Manrique (1440), Ana María Matute (1925), Francesc Eiximenis (1330), Fernando de Rojas (1470), Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null).