in 920
Precision: year · Rank: normal
No external source identified
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THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Menahem ben Saruq
Spanish-Jewish philologist
Menahem ben Saruq has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 910 in Tortosa.
Born
in 910
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 970
- Birthplace
- Tortosa
- Professions
- lexicographer, grammarian, poet, philosopher, writer
- Citizenship
- al-Andalus
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 910 (Integrated Authority File) or in 920 (No external source identified).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Menahem ben Saruq born?
Menahem ben Saruq was born in Tortosa.
When did Menahem ben Saruq die?
Menahem ben Saruq died in 970.