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Martin Buber

Martin Buber

German religious philosopher

Franz Rosenzweig

German philosopher

Mendelssohn, Moses

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and scholar

Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Michael Scot

Scottish scholar

Theodotion

Jewish scholar

Joseph Kimhi

European grammarian

Moses ben Samuel ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon

Jewish physician and translator

Gabriel Preil

American poet

Aquila

ancient biblical scholar

Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon

Jewish astronomer, physician, and translator

Abraham bar Hiyya

Spanish-Jewish philosopher and scientist

Philips van Marnix, Heer Van Sint Aldegonde

Dutch theologian

Judah ben Solomon Harizi

Spanish-Jewish poet

Haim Naḥman Bialik.

Haim Naḥman Bialik

Russian-Jewish writer

Elijah Bokher Levita

Italian grammarian

William Rainey Harper

American educator

David Kimhi

European scholar

Reuchlin, Johannes

Johannes Reuchlin

German humanist

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