Mordecai Yoffe

Bohemian rabbi (c. 1530 – 1612)
Person human Q982189
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Mordecai Yoffe

Summary

Mordecai Yoffe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on 1535[3]. He passed away in Poznań[4]. He died on March 7, 1612[5]. He worked as a rabbi[6], Posek[7], and rosh yeshiva[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mordecai Yoffe was born in Prague[2].
  • Mordecai Yoffe passed away in Poznań[4].
  • Mordecai Yoffe was born on 1535[3].
  • Mordecai Yoffe was born on 1530[10].
  • Mordecai Yoffe died on March 7, 1612[5].
  • Mordecai Yoffe held citizenship in Poland[11].
  • Mordecai Yoffe worked as a rabbi[6].
  • Mordecai Yoffe worked as a Posek[7].
  • Mordecai Yoffe worked as a rosh yeshiva[8].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's field of work was Judaism[12].
  • A notable student of Mordecai Yoffe was Jacob ben Samuel Bunim Koppelman[13].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's religion is recorded as Judaism[14].
  • Mordecai Yoffe is recorded as male[15].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's Commons category is recorded as Mordecai Yoffe[17].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's family name is recorded as Yoffe[18].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's family name is recorded as Joffe[19].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's given name is recorded as Mordecai[20].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's pseudonym is recorded as בעל הלבושים[21].
  • Mordecai Yoffe studied under Moses Isserles[22].
  • Mordecai Yoffe studied under Solomon Luria[23].
  • Mordecai Yoffe studied under Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut[24].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[26].
  • Mordecai Yoffe's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בעל הלבושים'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Mordecai Yoffe's place of birth was Prague[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1535[3] and 1530[10].

Education

Studied under Moses Isserles[22], a theologian[28], 1520–1572[29], of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[30], specialised in Halakha[31]; Solomon Luria[23], a rabbi[32], 1510–1573[33]; and Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut[24], an astronomer[34], 1600–1600[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rabbi[6], Posek[7], and rosh yeshiva[8]. Mordecai Yoffe's field of work was Judaism[12]. A notable student of him was Jacob ben Samuel Bunim Koppelman[13].

Personal Life

Mordecai Yoffe's religion is recorded as Judaism[14].

Death and Burial

Mordecai Yoffe died on March 7, 1612[5]. He passed away in Poznań[4].

Why It Matters

Mordecai Yoffe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Mordecai Yoffe born?

Mordecai Yoffe was born in Prague[2].

Where did Mordecai Yoffe die?

Mordecai Yoffe passed away in Poznań[4].

What did Mordecai Yoffe do for work?

Mordecai Yoffe worked as rabbi[6], Posek[7], and rosh yeshiva[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Jewish Virtual Library. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Jewish Encyclopedia Daat. jewishencyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . chabad.org. chabad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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