Shemariah ben Elijah Ikriti of Negropont, who was born about 1275 and died about 1355, was a Greek Jewish philosopher and biblical exegete, a contemporary of Dante Alighieri and of the poet Immanuel the Roman.
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Birth YearSource gives an approximate date, c. 1275 Death YearSource gives an approximate date, c. 1355 BirthplaceSource says 'probably at Rome' Defining MomentJourney to Castile and Andalusia in 1352 to convert the Karaites 1 Notable PublicationEpistle on the Creation of the World (1328) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, originated there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Shemariah of Negropont
Life, birth sentence
born c. 1275
Lead, sentence 1
died c. 1355
Life, birthplace sentence
He was born probably at Rome
Life, 1352 journey
a journey to Castile and Andalusia, in order to convert the Karaites
Works
Epistle on the Creation of the World
Lead section, nationality sentence
Shemariah ben Elijah Ikriti of Negropont (born c.
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