Mordecai Finzi
Jewish mathematician, astronomer, grammarian, and physician
About Mordecai Finzi
Lived 1440 – 1475 (aged 34–35). Mordecai Finzi was a mathematician, astronomer and translator.
Mordechai ben Abraham Finzi (, 1407–1476 in Mantua) was a Jewish mathematician, astronomer, grammarian and physician in Mantua.
Work Finzi's astronomical tables were published under the title Luḥot, probably before 1480. He wrote glosses to Efodi's Hebrew grammar, Ḥesheb ha-Efod.
He also translated a number of mathematical books into Hebrew, such as a work of geometry under the title Ḥokmat ha-Medidah, and the Book of Algebra of Abu Kamil under the title Taḥbulat ha-Mispar.
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Who was Mordecai Finzi?
Jewish mathematician, astronomer, grammarian, and physician
When was Mordecai Finzi born?
Mordecai Finzi was born in 1440.
When did Mordecai Finzi die?
Mordecai Finzi died in 1475 in Mantua.
What was Mordecai Finzi's occupation?
Mordecai Finzi was a mathematician, astronomer and translator.
What nationality was Mordecai Finzi?
Mordecai Finzi's recorded nationality: Margravate of Mantua.
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