ABRAHAM BEN MEIR IBN EZRA
\ˈe͡ɪbɹəhˌam bˈɛn mˈe͡əɹ ˈa͡ɪbən ˈɛzɹə], \ˈeɪbɹəhˌam bˈɛn mˈeəɹ ˈaɪbən ˈɛzɹə], \ˈeɪ_b_ɹ_ə_h_ˌa_m b_ˈɛ_n m_ˈeə_ɹ ˈaɪ_b_ə_n ˈɛ_z_ɹ_ə]\
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A noted Jewish-Arabic poet and scholar; born at Toledo, Spain, 1092; died, 1167. He wrote 150 liturgical poems which are still used in the Jewish worship, besides works on Hebrew grammar and philosophy, a treatise on chess, "Sefer Moznaim", a "Book of Weights", etc. He was one of the earliest Biblical critics.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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