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Also Known As Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol • Abū Ayyūb Sulaymān ibn Yaḥyā ibn Gabirūt • Avencebrol • Avicebron
Born c.1022 • Málaga • Spain
Died c.1070 • Valencia • Spain
Subjects Of Study Neoplatonism

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