Elia Levita
Elia Levita | |
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| Born | February 13, 1469 |
| Died | January 28, 1549 (aged 79) |
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| Known for | Teaching Hebrew and Jewish mysticism to Christian clergy |
| Notable work | Bovo-Bukh |
Elia Levita (Hebrew: אליהו בן אשר הלוי אשכנזי, 13 February 1469 – 28 January 1549) was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, Hebraist, and poet. He was the author of the Bovo-Bukh, the most popular Yiddish chivalric romance. He was one of the foremost teachers of Hebrew and Jewish mysticism to Christian clergy, nobility, and intellectuals during the Renaissance.