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Elia Levita

Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, scholar and poet (1469-1549) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 79

Elia Levita was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, Hebraist, and poet. He was the author of the Bovo-Bukh, the most popular Yiddish chivalric romance. He was one of the foremost teachers of Hebrew and Jewish mysticism to Christian clergy, nobility, and intellectuals during the Renaissance.

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Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1469 to 1549 · aged 79