Mordechai Comtino
Mordechai Comtino († around 1490 in Constantinople ) was a Jewish scholar , Talmudist and mathematician . His main work was Keter Torah from 1460, a Pentateuch commentary following Ibn Esra .
Literature (selection)
- Heinrich Graetz : History of the Jews. Volume VIII, Leipzig 1864
- Article Comtino, Mordechai ben Elieser . In: Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume I, p. 588
- Richard Gottheil, Israel Berlin: COMTINO, MORDECAI BEN ELIEZER. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
Web links
- Literature by and about Mordechai Comtino in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Comtino, Mordechai |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Talmudist and mathematician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
DATE OF DEATH | around 1490 |
Place of death | Constantinople |