David Yellin, Israel Abrahams

Maimonides (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Presented in this streamlined volume is the captivating biography of Maimonidesthe Jewish philosopher, jurist, physician, and one of the greatest Jewish scholars of the medieval period, who eventually became the court physician to Sultan Saladin. Author David Yellin's meticulous scholarship examines Maimonides's life, his works, and his emergence as a leader of the Jewish community in Egypt.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411462458
• Artikelnr.: 42132216

Autorenporträt

David Yellin (18641941) was the author of a number of textbooks on Hebrew grammar and language. He translated between Arabic and European languages. A professor of Hebrew poetry, Yellin helped to found and organize the first Teachers' Association in 1903, eventually becoming its president. An open Zionist, he served as a deputy mayor of Jerusalem.