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Moses ibn Ezra

1060 - 1138

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Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra, known as Ha-Sallaḥ ("writer of penitential prayers") (Arabic: أَبُو هَارُون مُوسَى بِن يَعْقُوب اِبْن عَزْرَا, romanized: Abū Harūn Mūsà bin Yaʿqub ibn ʿAzra, Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה בֵּן יַעֲקֹב הַסַּלָּח אִבְּן עֶזְרָא, romanized: Mōšē bēn Yaʿăqōḇ hasSallāḥ ʾībən ʿEzrāʾ‍) was an Andalusi Jewish rabbi, philosopher, linguist, and poet. He was born in Granada about 1055–1060, and died after 1138. Ibn Ezra is considered to have had great influence in the Arabic literary world. He is considered one of Spain's greatest poets and was considered ahead of his time in his theories on the nature of poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moses ibn Ezra is the 3,493rd most popular writer (down from 2,699th in 2019), the 1,131st most popular biography from Spain (down from 904th in 2019) and the 124th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Moses ibn Ezra ranks 3,493 out of 7,302. Before him are Jędrzej Śniadecki, Gabrielle Roy, Ahmad Shamlou, Lajos Bíró, Doppo Kunikida, and Vladislav Vančura. After him are Zacharias Werner, Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, H.D., Alf Prøysen, Max Aub, and Édouard Drumont.

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Among people born in 1060, Moses ibn Ezra ranks 13. Before him are Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, Roger Borsa, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Felicia of Roucy. After him are Gerberga, Countess of Provence, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Richard of Salerno, Gertrude of Brunswick, Ava, and Konstantios Doukas. Among people deceased in 1138, Moses ibn Ezra ranks 7. Before him are Avempace, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Antipope Anacletus II, Ar-Rashid, Irene Doukaina, and Kiya Buzurg-Ummid. After him is Vsevolod of Pskov.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Moses ibn Ezra ranks 1,131 out of 3,355. Before him are Mikel Laboa (1934), José Iraragorri (1912), Ramón Grosso (1943), Joaquim Rifé (1942), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), and Koke (1992). After him are Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005), Josep Seguer (1923), Enrique Vila-Matas (1948), Feliciano Rivilla (1936), Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856), and Petrus Alphonsi (1062).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Moses ibn Ezra ranks 124. Before him are Joan Brossa (1919), Manuel José Quintana (1772), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), Ibn Zaydún (1003), Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), and Salvador Espriu (1913). After him are Enrique Vila-Matas (1948), Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856), Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda (1862), Concepción Arenal (1820), Ramón Chao (1935), and Fernando de Herrera (1534).

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