Abraham Farissol
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol | |
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Farissol c. 1525 | |
| Native name | אברהם בן מרדכי פריצול |
| Born | c. 1451 |
| Died | 1525 or 1526 (aged 73-75) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Notable works | Magen Avraham (1514) Iggeret Orḥot 'Olam (1524) |
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם בֵּן מֹרְדְּכַי פָרִיצוֹל, translit. Avraham ben Mordekhai Faritzol, Latin: Abrahamus Peritsol; c. 1451 – 1525 or 1526) was a Jewish-Italian geographer, cosmographer, scribe, and polemicist. He was the first Hebrew writer to deal in detail with the newly-discovered Americas.