PHILOSOPHER

Solomon ibn Gabirol

1021 - 1058

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Solomon ibn Gabirol or Solomon ben Judah (Hebrew: ר׳ שְׁלֹמֹה בֶּן יְהוּדָה אִבְּן גָּבִּירוֹל, romanized: Šəlomo ben Yəhūdā ʾībən Gābīrōl, pronounced [ʃ(e)loˈmo ben jehuˈda ʔibn ɡabiˈʁol]; Arabic: أبو أيوب سليمان بن يحيى بن جبيرول, romanized: ’Abū ’Ayyūb Sulaymān bin Yaḥyá bin Jabīrūl, pronounced [ˈʔæbuː ʔæjˈjuːb sʊlæjˈmæːn bɪn ˈjæħjæː bɪn dʒæbiːˈruːl]) was an 11th-century Jewish poet and philosopher in the Neo-Platonic tradition in Al-Andalus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Solomon ibn Gabirol is the 220th most popular philosopher (down from 196th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Spain (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Solomon ibn Gabirol is most famous for his poetry.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Solomon ibn Gabirol ranks 220 out of 1,267. Before him are Orosius, Baltasar Gracián, Hippasus, G. E. M. Anscombe, Theano, and Muhammad Abduh. After him are Benjamin Constant, Xenocrates, Julius Evola, Francisco Suárez, Paulo Freire, and Joseph de Maistre.

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Among people born in 1021, Solomon ibn Gabirol ranks 1. After him are Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Wang Anshi, and Michael Attaleiates. Among people deceased in 1058, Solomon ibn Gabirol ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen IX. After him are Casimir I the Restorer, Al-Mawardi, Judith of Schweinfurt, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, Lulach, William VII, Duke of Aquitaine, and Stephen I of Croatia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Solomon ibn Gabirol ranks 128 out of 3,355. Before him are José Echegaray (1832), Antonio Banderas (1960), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Baltasar Gracián (1601), and Pablo Casals (1876). After him are Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Peter of Castile (1334), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Francisco Suárez (1548), Paco de Lucía (1947), and Ibn Hazm (994).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Solomon ibn Gabirol ranks 9. Before him are Ibn Arabi (1165), Ramon Llull (1232), Ibn Tufail (1110), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), and Baltasar Gracián (1601). After him are Francisco Suárez (1548), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Nachmanides (1194), and Pompeia Plotina (65).

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