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Judah Halevi

1079 - 1141

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Judah haLevi (also Yehuda Halevi or ha-Levi; Hebrew: יהודה בן שמואל הלוי, romanized: Yəhūḏā ben Šəmūʾēl halLēvī; Arabic: أبو الحسن يهوذا اللاوي, romanized: Abū-l-Ḥasan Yahūḏā al-Lāwī; c. 1075 – 1141) was a Sephardic Jewish poet, physician and philosopher. Halevi is considered one of the greatest Hebrew poets and is celebrated for his secular and religious poems, many of which appear in present-day liturgy. Judah haLevi was born in Tudela, in the region of Navarre, then part of Muslim Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judah Halevi is the 735th most popular writer (down from 601st in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Spain (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Writer.

Judah Halevi was a Jewish poet, philosopher, and physician. He was born in Spain in 1075 and died in 1141. He is most famous for his work "The Kuzari," which is a philosophical discourse about the Jews' relationship with God.

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Among writers, Judah Halevi ranks 735 out of 7,302. Before him are Lucan, Jerry Falwell, Robert Burton, Clemens Brentano, Geoffrey of Monmouth, and Abai Qunanbaiuly. After him are Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Louise Hay, Emilio Salgari, Iris Murdoch, and John le Carré.

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Among people born in 1079, Judah Halevi ranks 3. Before him are Peter Abelard, and Kilij Arslan I. After him are Gampopa, Yejong of Goryeo, Emperor Horikawa, and William II Jordan. Among people deceased in 1141, Judah Halevi ranks 2. Before him is Béla II of Hungary. After him are Hugh of Saint Victor, Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Richenza of Northeim, Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia, and Margaret of L'Aigle.

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Among people born in Spain, Judah Halevi ranks 220 out of 3,355. Before him are Mariano Rajoy (1955), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Lucan (39), and Alfonso III of Asturias (848). After him are Eulalia of Mérida (290), Henry III of Castile (1379), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Manuel Castells (1942), Antoni Tàpies (1923), and Elizabeth of Portugal (1271).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Judah Halevi ranks 24. Before him are Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Luis de Góngora (1561), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Columella (4), and Lucan (39). After him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Antonio Machado (1875), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Prudentius (348), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), and Silius Italicus (26).

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