Ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū l-Faḍl

by Sánchez, Ignacio

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Abū l-Faḍl Ḥasdāy b. Yūsuf Ibn Ḥasdāy (fl. second half of the fifth/eleventh century) was an Andalusī man of letters, physician, and wazīr born, probably in Saragossa, to one of the most prominent Jewish families of al-Andalus. His grandfather was the famous Ḥasdāy b. Isḥāq b. Shaprūt (d. c. 364/975), a physician and Jewish dignitary at the court of Córdoba, reputed for having fostered the development of Jewish studies in al-Andalus. Abū l-Faḍl’s father, Abū ʿAmr Yūsuf, moved to Saragossa after…

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Abū l-Faḍl Ḥasdāy b. Yūsuf Ibn Ḥasdāy (fl. second half of the fifth/eleventh century) was an Andalusī man of letters, physician, and wazīr born, probably in Saragossa, to one of the most prominent Jewish families of al-Andalus. His grandfather was the famous Ḥasdāy b. Isḥāq b. Shaprūt (d. c. 364/975), a physician and Jewish dignitary at the court of Córdoba, reputed for having fostered the development of Jewish studies in al-Andalus. Abū l-Faḍl’s father, Abū ʿAmr Yūsuf, moved to Saragossa after the fall

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Sánchez, Ignacio

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