Yechiel of Paris | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | end of the 12th century[1] |
| Died | c. 1268 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Moses ben Yechiel |
Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris or Jehiel of Paris, called Sire Vives in French (Judeo-French: שיר ויויש) and Vivus Meldensis ("Vives of Meaux") in Latin,[2] was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France, father-in-law of Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil. He was a disciple of Rabbi Judah Messer Leon, and succeeded him in 1225 as head of the Yeshiva of Paris,[1] which then boasted some 300 students; his best known student was Meir of Rothenburg. He is the author of many Tosafot.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Solomon Schechter and Isaac Broydé (1901–1906). "Jehiel ben Joseph of Paris". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ Gross, Heinrich (1897). Gallia Judaica (in French). Paris: L. Cerf. p. 341. LCCN 51050586.
