Abraham de Balmes
Abraham de Balmes · Arts & Literature
Grammarian and translator, the first to treat Hebrew syntax systematically ('Mikneh Abram').
c. 1440, Lecce, Kingdom of Naples (Italy) — 1523, Venice, Italy
Italy (Lecce · Padua · Venice)
Abraham de Balmes is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Grammarian and translator, the first to treat Hebrew syntax systematically ('Mikneh Abram').
Abraham de Balmes was an Italian Jewish physician, philosopher, grammarian and translator, remembered above all for his Hebrew grammar Mikneh Avram, the first to treat Hebrew syntax in a systematic way. He also translated Arabic and Latin philosophical and scientific works, helping transmit that learning to Renaissance readers. He was a Jewish scholar in Renaissance Italy.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Grammarian and translator, the first to treat Hebrew syntax systematically ('Mikneh Abram').
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
