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Samuel Archivolti

Who

Samuel Archivolti · Arts & Literature

What

Italian grammarian and poet, author of the Hebrew grammar 'Arugat ha-Bosem.'

When

1515, Cesena, Italy — 1611, Padua, Italy

Where

Italy

Biography

Samuel Archivolti is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Italian grammarian and poet, author of the Hebrew grammar 'Arugat ha-Bosem.'

How & why

Samuel Archivolti was an Italian Jewish grammarian, poet and rabbi active in Padua. His major work, the Hebrew grammar Arugat ha-Bosem ('Bed of Spices'), was an influential treatise on Hebrew language and poetics. A respected teacher, he helped shape Hebrew learning in Renaissance Italy.

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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia

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Italian grammarian and poet, author of the Hebrew grammar 'Arugat ha-Bosem.'

1515

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia