Meir ben Baruch

Meir ben Baruch was a poet, rabbi and talmudist (1215–1293). He was born at Worms and died at Wasserburg am Inn.

Also recorded as Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg; Rabbi Meir Ben Baruch; Maharam of Rothenburg; Meir of Rothenburg.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg, Rabbi Meir Ben Baruch, Maharam of Rothenburg and Meir of Rothenburg. His recorded language was Hebrew. His recorded confession was Judaism.

Formation and teaching

He trained under Yechiel of Paris.

As a teacher, Meir ben Baruch is recorded in connection with Asher ben Jehiel. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Identity

Meir ben Baruch is recorded with the occupation talmudist. Bound Manuscripts records 1 object associated with this heading. Meir ben Baruch is recorded as poet, rabbi and talmudist.

Holdings and surviving copies

Sheelot u-teshuvot Maharam mi-Roenburg ... : e-nosaf alehem taanot Rabenu Gershom meor ha-golah u-shear geonim ... (1835) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Meir ben Baruch may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Meir ben Baruch is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w6v77f4t, Bibliothèque nationale de France 15039718n, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 119136392, Library of Congress n78066951, ISNI 0000000080060783, VIAF 89860273 and Wikidata Q72163.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Bound Manuscripts: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Meir ben Baruch aus Rothenburg (um 1220–1293), »supremus Magister«, Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in Bayern, Lebensläufe, 1988. Elijah ben Baruch Yerushalmi, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1215Meir ben Baruch born at Worms.
  2. 1215Meir ben Baruch was born on 1 January 1215.
  3. 1293Meir ben Baruch died at Wasserburg am Inn.
  4. 1293Meir ben Baruch died on 27 April 1293.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Almosnino, Moses ben Baruch, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Elijah ben Baruch Yerushalmi, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Meir ben Baruch aus Rothenburg (um 1220–1293), »supremus Magister«, Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in Bayern, Lebensläufe, 1988

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Meir ben Baruch, Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Meïr ben Baruch, Religion Past and Present

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Meir ben Baruch as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q72163: Meir ben Baruch

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Meir of Rothenburg”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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