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Vidal Hasarfati (ha-Tsarfati) II, « le Cadmon »

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Region: Fès, Maroc

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Son of Yitzhak and grandson of Vidal I, both eminent in Fès. The Hida counted him among « the geniuses of the West ». Encyclopedic scholar (citing Greek, Arabic and rabbinical philosophers) and physician, he left important biblical and midrashic commentaries. Part of his writings remain unpublished.

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