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Isaac Alfasi

1013 - 1103

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Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013–1103) (Arabic: إسحاق الفاسي, Hebrew: ר' יצחק אלפסי), also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym, the Rif (Rabbi Isaac al-Fasi), was a Maghrebi Talmudist and posek (decider in matters of halakha, Jewish law). He is best known for his work of halakha, the legal code Sefer Ha-halachot, considered the first fundamental work in halakhic literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Alfasi is the 2,422nd most popular writer (down from 1,923rd in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Algeria (down from 60th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Algerian Writer.

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Among writers, Isaac Alfasi ranks 2,422 out of 7,302. Before him are Renaud Camus, James Boswell, Esaias Tegnér, Marius Aventicensis, Samuil Marshak, and Antiochus Kantemir. After him are Lucilius Junior, Paschasius Radbertus, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Irvine Welsh, Ivan Mažuranić, and August von Platen-Hallermünde.

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Among people born in 1013, Isaac Alfasi ranks 4. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau, Sancha of León, and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary. After him are Geoffrey I of Provence, and Guaimar IV of Salerno. Among people deceased in 1103, Isaac Alfasi ranks 5. Before him are Magnus Barefoot, Eric I of Denmark, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, and Humbert II, Count of Savoy. After him is Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Isaac Alfasi ranks 71 out of 213. Before him are Rachid Taha (1958), Al-Busiri (1213), Rabah Bitat (1925), Kusaila (640), Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934), and Lakhdar Brahimi (1934). After him are Roger Hanin (1925), Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Évariste Lévi-Provençal (1894), Mohammed Dib (1920), Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), and Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre (1810).

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Among WRITERS In Algeria

Among writers born in Algeria, Isaac Alfasi ranks 11. Before him are Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Robert Merle (1908), Boualem Sansal (1949), Kateb Yacine (1929), and Al-Busiri (1213). After him are Mohammed Dib (1920), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), Yasmina Khadra (1955), Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (1578), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), and Emmanuel Roblès (1914).

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