Rashbam
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Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as the "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi".
Key facts
- Philosopher.region
- Jewish philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Medieval philosophy
- Philosopher.name
- Rashbam
- Philosopher.birth_date
- c. 1085
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Troyes
- Philosopher.death_date
- c. 1158
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Ramerupt
- Place of death
- Ramerupt
- Occupation
- rabbi
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Rashi
- Field of work
- biblical criticism
- Residence
- Ramerupt
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- date of death
- 1174-00-00
- date of birth
- 1085-00-00
- student
- Isaac ben Samuel
- nickname
- רשב"ם
- name in native language
- שמואל בן מאיר
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biography
- Teachings
- Torah commentary
- Talmudic works
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Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as the "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi".
==Biography== He was born in the vicinity of Troyes, in around 1085 in France to his father Meir ben Shmuel and mother Yocheved, daughter of Rashi. He was the older brother of Solomon the grammarian as well as of the Tosafists Isaac ben Meir (the "Rivam") and Jacob ben Meir ("Rabbeinu Tam"), and a colleague of Rabbi Joseph Kara.
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