# Shammai the elder

> Jewish scholar and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah (50 BCE-30 CE)

**Wikidata**: [Q467138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467138)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shammai)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shammai-the-elder


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Pirkei Avot
3. Treccani's Enciclopedia on line
4. Enciclopedia Treccani