Benjamin of Tudela
1130–c. 1173
Spanish Jewish traveler who described communities from Europe to Persia.
- Known as
- Traveler
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- 1130, Tudela
- Died
- c. 1173, Castile
Alive at the same time as Benjamin of Tudela
- Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078–1166, mystic
- Ahmad Yasawi c. 1093–1166, mystic
- Hildegard of Bingen 1098–1179, abbess
- Al-Idrisi c. 1100–c. 1165, geographer
- Bhāskara II 1114–1185, mathematician
- Eleanor of Aquitaine c. 1122–1204, queen
- Frederick Barbarossa 1122–1190, emperor
- Jayavarman VII c. 1122–c. 1218, king
- Averroes 1126–1198, philosopher
- Zhu Xi 1130–1200, philosopher
- Al-Jazari 1136–1206, engineer
- Saladin c. 1137–1193, sultan
Portrait: Paul Dumouza, Public domain.
