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Saadia Gaon
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rabbi, translator, Jewish philosopher and theologian (0882-0942) active during the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt and Irak
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Saadia Gaon was a person associated with Israel. Born in 882, he died on May 16, 942. He is recognized as an author with a total of five works. Among his top works are *Commentaire sur le Séfer Yetzira* and a work titled *Saadia Gaon*.
His writings have been referenced by 506 other encyclopedia articles. A category dedicated to him exists on Commons.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Commentaire sur le Séfer Yetzira
- Saadia Gaon
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer
· 2016 · cited 3,293x
- Bacterial biofilm and associated infections
· 2018 · cited 1,427x
- European Society of Cardiology: cardiovascular disease statistics 2021
· 2022 · cited 976x
- European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019
· 2019 · cited 911x
- CXCR2 Inhibition Profoundly Suppresses Metastases and Augments Immunotherapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
· 2016 · cited 792x
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Key facts
- Born
- c. July 892, Fayyum (present-day Egypt )
- Died
- May 16, 942, Sura
- Burial place
- Safed Old Jewish Cemetery
- Era
- Medieval philosophy
- Children
- Dosa ben Saadia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Faiyum
- Place of death
- Baghdad
- Occupation
- scholar
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Work location
- Aleppo
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- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- date of death
- 0942-05-16
- date of birth
- 0882-07-00
- Commons category
- Saadia Gaon
- name in native language
- סעדיה בן יוסף פיומי
- time period
- medieval philosophy
- P13311
- Watergate scandal
- affiliation
- Geonim
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saʿadia ben Yosef Gaon or Said bin Yusuf al-Fayyumi (892–942) was a prominent rabbi, gaon, Jewish philosopher, and exegete who was active in the Abbasid Caliphate.
Saadia is the first important rabbinic figure to write extensively in Judeo-Arabic. Known for his works on Hebrew linguistics, Halakha, and Jewish philosophy, he was a student of the philosophical school known as "Jewish Kalam". In this capacity, his philosophical work entitled The Book of Beliefs and Opinions represents the first systematic attempt to integrate Jewish theology with components of ancient Greek philosophy. Saadia was also very active in opposition to Karaite Judaism in defense of Rabbinic Judaism.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saadia Gaon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.