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Isaac Israeli ben Solomon

832 - Today

Isaac Israeli ben Solomon

Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (Hebrew: יצחק בן שלמה הישראלי Yitzhak ben Shlomo ha-Yisraeli; Arabic: أبو يعقوب إسحاق بن سليمان الإسرائيلي Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Suleiman al-Isra'ili; c. 832 – c. 932), also known as Isaac Israeli the Elder and Isaac Judaeus, was a Jewish physician and philosopher. He was one of the foremost Jewish academics living in the Arab world of his time, and is regarded as the father of medieval Jewish Neoplatonism. His works, all written in Arabic and subsequently translated into Hebrew, Latin, and Spanish, entered the medical curriculum of European universities in the early 13th century and remained popular throughout the rest of the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Israeli ben Solomon is the 806th most popular philosopher (down from 721st in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon ranks 806 out of 1,267. Before him are Lie Yukou, Narayana Guru, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Axiothea of Phlius, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, and Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg. After him are Hayashi Razan, Wonhyo, Eknath, Friedrich Pollock, Joseph Albo, and Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro.

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Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
PHILOSOPHER
832 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1
Björn at Haugi
POLITICIAN
832 - 900
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 2

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon ranks 352 out of 642. Before him are Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Qakare Ibi (-2181), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Ahmed Nazif (1952), Djedefhor (-2600), and Zein Al-Sharaf Talal (1916). After him are Nepherites I (-490), Takelot III (-800), Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (180), Leila Mourad (1918), H. A. R. Gibb (1895), and Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah (1149).

Others born in Egypt

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Nasr Abu Zayd
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 346
Qakare Ibi
POLITICIAN
2181 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 347
Apollonius Dyscolus
WRITER
200 - 200
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 348
Ahmed Nazif
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 349
Djedefhor
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 350
Zein Al-Sharaf Talal
COMPANION
1916 - 1994
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 351
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
PHILOSOPHER
832 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 352
Nepherites I
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 393 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 353
Takelot III
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 354
Pope Heraclas of Alexandria
POLITICIAN
180 - 248
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 355
Leila Mourad
SINGER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 356
H. A. R. Gibb
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 357
Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah
POLITICIAN
1149 - 1160
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 358