Moses ibn Tibbon

Jewish translator and writer
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Moses ibn Tibbon

Summary

Moses ibn Tibbon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Marseille[2]. He was born on January 1, 1195[3]. He passed away in Marseille[4]. He died on January 1, 1274[5]. He worked as a rabbi[6], translator[7], writer[8], and physician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Moses ibn Tibbon was born in Marseille[2].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon passed away in Marseille[4].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon was born on January 1, 1195[3].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon died on January 1, 1274[5].
  • A child of Moses ibn Tibbon was Samuel ben Moses ibn Tibbon[11].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon held citizenship in France[12].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's professions included rabbi[6].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon worked as a translator[7].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon worked as a writer[8].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon worked as a physician[9].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's field of work was medicine[13].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's field of work was translation from Arabic[14].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's field of work was literary translation[15].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's field of work was Biblical commentary[16].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's field of work was biblical criticism[17].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon is recorded as male[18].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's Commons category is recorded as Moses ibn Tibbon[20].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's family name is recorded as ibn Tibbon[21].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's given name is recorded as Moses[22].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's given name is recorded as Moshe[23].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's given name is recorded as Samuel[24].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Moses ibn Tibbon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Marseille[2], Moses ibn Tibbon… he was born on January 1, 1195[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rabbi[6], translator[7], writer[8], and physician[9]. Fields of work include medicine[13], a field of study[28]; translation from Arabic[14]; literary translation[15], an academic discipline[29]; Biblical commentary[16], a literary genre[30]; and biblical criticism[17].

Personal Life

A child of Moses ibn Tibbon was Samuel ben he[11].

Death and Burial

Moses ibn Tibbon died on January 1, 1274[5]. He passed away in Marseille[4].

Why It Matters

Moses ibn Tibbon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Moses ibn Tibbon born?

Moses ibn Tibbon was born in Marseille[2].

Where did Moses ibn Tibbon die?

Moses ibn Tibbon died in Marseille[4].

What did Moses ibn Tibbon do for work?

Moses ibn Tibbon worked as rabbi[6], translator[7], writer[8], and physician[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation rabbi, translator, writer +1
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  2. 8w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Moses, Moshe, Samuel
    Occupation rabbi, translator, writer +1
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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