# Sherira Gaon

> Sherira bar Hanina, more commonly known as Sherira Gaon, was the gaon of the Pumbedita Academy in Lower Mesopotamia. He was one of the most prominent geonim of the period. His son Hai succeeded him as gaon. He wrote the Iggeret of Rabbi Sherira Gaon, a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud.

*10th century Gaon of the Academy of Pumbeditha*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sherira-gaon

## Identity
- **Born:** 906
- **Died:** 1006-09-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Шерира бар-Ханина](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)
- [Sherira Gaon](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherira_Gaon)
- [Scherira Gaon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scherira_Gaon)
- [Sherira ben Hanina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherira_ben_Hanina)
- [Sherira Gaon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherira_Gaon)
- [شریرا گائون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Sherira Gaon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherira_Gaon)
- [רב שרירא גאון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%91_%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90_%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Serira ben Hanina](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serira_ben_Hanina)
- [Xerirá ben Haniná](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerir%C3%A1_ben_Hanin%C3%A1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356149)

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