Shlomo ibn Gabirol

Shlomo ibn Gabirol

שלמה אבן גבירול

Poet and philosopher · c. 1021–c. 1058

Sephardi · EstablishedAl-Andalus

Poet-philosopher whose Keter Malkhut is still recited by Sephardim on Yom Kippur night. His Neoplatonic Fons Vitae circulated for centuries in Latin Christian Europe under the name Avicebron before scholars recognized its Jewish author.

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Reference record: Wikidata Q239355

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