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Hasdai (Abu Yusuf ben Yitzhak ben Ezra) ibn Shaprut ( Hebrew: חסדאי אבן שפרוט; Arabic: حسداي بن شبروط, Abu Yussuf ibn Shaprut) born about 915 at Jaén, Spain; died about 970 at Córdoba, Andalusia, was a Jewish scholar, physician, diplomat, and patron of science.
Ḥisdai ibn Shaprut (born c. 915, Jaén, Spain—died c. 975, Córdoba) was a Jewish physician, translator, and political figure who helped inaugurate the golden age of Hebrew letters in Moorish Spain and who was a powerful statesman in a number of major diplomatic negotiations.
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Shmuel Hanagid. Hasdai was a powerful and respected diplomat in the court of Abd ar-Rahman III. About a thousand years ago, there lived in Spain a great Jewish scholar and statesman called Hasdai ibn Shaprut. He was born in Jaen, Spain, around the year 4675 (915). His father, Isaac ben Ezra, was a man of great wisdom and wealth.
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Learn about Hasdai Ibn Shaprut, the first Jewish dignitary to serve the Arab caliphs and a patron of Jewish learning. He translated Latin texts into Arabic, revived Hebrew scholarship and defended his people from oppression.
Learn about Ḥasdai ibn Shaprut, a Spanish physician, diplomat, and scholar who served the caliph of Cordova and supported Jewish science and culture. Find out his achievements, correspondence, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
Ḥisdai Ibn Shaprut (c. 915–c. 970) was a physician, diplomat, and leader of the Jewish community in Umayyad Cordoba. He promoted Jewish culture and independence from Babylon, and is known for his alleged letters to the Khazar king.
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A Jewish physician and diplomat who served the Caliph 'Abd ar-Rahman III in Muslim Spain. He translated a medical treatise by Dioscorides, promoted Jewish learning and culture, and corresponded with the Khazar Khanate.
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