PHILOSOPHER

Samuel ibn Tibbon

1150 - 1230

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Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon (c. 1150 – c. 1230), more commonly known as Samuel ibn Tibbon (Hebrew: שמואל בן יהודה אבן תבון, Arabic: ابن تبّون), was a Jewish philosopher and doctor who lived and worked in Provence, later part of France. He was born about 1150 in Lunel (Languedoc), and died about 1230 in Marseille. He is best known for his translations of Jewish rabbinic literature from Arabic to Hebrew. Samuel ibn Tibbon wrote his own philosophical works, including "Sefer ha-Mikhtav" (The Book of the Letter), which dealt with ethics and spirituality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel ibn Tibbon is the 1,061st most popular philosopher (down from 1,049th in 2019), the 4,035th most popular biography from France (down from 3,932nd in 2019) and the 130th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Samuel ibn Tibbon ranks 1,061 out of 1,267. Before him are J. L. Mackie, Susan George, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Alois Riehl, Harald Høffding, and Boris Parygin. After him are Friedrich Eduard Beneke, Amina Wadud, István Mészáros, Edmund Gettier, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Fazlur Rahman Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Samuel ibn Tibbon ranks 32. Before him are Stephen Langton, Mstislav III of Kiev, Wincenty Kadłubek, Orio Mastropiero, Benedetto Antelami, and Rosamund Clifford. After him are Aram Shah, and Erling Steinvegg. Among people deceased in 1230, Samuel ibn Tibbon ranks 12. Before him are Alfonso IX of León, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Pelagio Galvani, Margaret, Countess of Blois, Pietro Ziani, and Benedetto Antelami.

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In France

Among people born in France, Samuel ibn Tibbon ranks 4,035 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Regnault (1843), Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), Alain Cavalier (1931), Véronique Sanson (1949), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), and Viviane Romance (1912). After him are Raoul Coutard (1924), Henri Dentz (1881), Paul Bert (1833), Drogo of Hauteville (1010), Bruno Dumont (1958), and Raimu (1883).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Samuel ibn Tibbon ranks 130. Before him are Jacques Cujas (1522), Anselm of Laon (1050), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940), Rémi Brague (1947), Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716), and Michel Onfray (1959). After him are Clémence Royer (1830), Jean Cavaillès (1903), Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy (1618), Lucien Sève (1926), Max Bense (1910), and André Comte-Sponville (1952).

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