David ben Judah Messer Leon

David ben Judah Messer Leon
TitleRabbi
Personal life
BornDavid ben Judah Messer Leon
1470 (1470)
Republic of Venice
Died1526 (aged 55–56)
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

David ben Judah Messer Leon (c. 1470 in Venice – c. 1526 in Salonica) was an Italian rabbi, physician and writer, who defended the value of secular disciplines and the Renaissance humanities as an important part of traditional Jewish studies.

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