Samuel ha-Nagid
Samuel ha-Nagid · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Statesman, scholar and Hebrew poet of Muslim Spain; a patron of learning and one of the founders of the Hebrew Golden Age
993, Cordoba, Al-Andalus (Spain) — 1056, Granada, Al-Andalus (Spain)
Muslim Spain (Cordoba and Granada)
Samuel ha-Nagid is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Statesman, scholar and Hebrew poet of Muslim Spain; a patron of learning and one of the founders of the Hebrew Golden Age
Samuel ha-Nagid was a statesman, army commander, Talmudic scholar, and one of the greatest Hebrew poets of the Golden Age of Spain, serving as vizier and battlefield general of the Muslim kingdom of Granada. As Nagid he led Andalusian Jewry while producing a large body of Hebrew poetry on war, wine, love, and faith. He was a devout Jew and a leading figure of medieval Sephardic Jewish culture.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Statesman, scholar and Hebrew poet of Muslim Spain; a patron of learning and one of the founders of the Hebrew Golden Age
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
