Biography:Bendich Ahin
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Bendich Ahin (died 1402),[1] also known as Maestro Bendit and Baruch Chaim (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ חַיִּים, Barukh Ḥayyīm),[Note 1] was a fourteenth-century Jewish physician, astrologer, and mathematician in Arles. In 1369, Ahin became court physician to Queen Joanna I of Naples.[3] In recognition of his medical services, he was exempted from Jewish taxes and tallages. The privilege was extended to his descendants.[4] According to Nostradamus, Ahin's astrological knowledge led him to predict the Queen's tragic death.[5]
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- ↑ Koren, Nathan (1973). Jewish Physicians: A Biographical Index. Jerusalem: Israel Universities Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-7065-1269-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=yqXuA930hrgC.
- ↑ Gross, Henri (1897) (in French). Gallia judaica: Dictionnaire géographique de la France d'aprės les sources rabbiniques. Paris: Librairie Léopold Cerf. p. 83. https://books.google.com/books?id=uscnAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ Depping, Georges Bernard (1845). Les juifs dans le moyen âge: Leur état civil, commercial et littéraire. Paris: Didier. p. 334. https://books.google.com/books?id=VNguAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ Kober, Adolf (October 1944). "Jewish Converts in Provence from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century". Jewish Social Studies 6 (4): 363.
- ↑ Caesar de Nostredame (1614). L'histoire et chronique de Provence. Lyon. p. 427. https://books.google.com/books?id=uErLFTZ_ThEC.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gottheil, Richard (1901–1906). "Ahin, Bendich". in Singer, Isidore. The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/989-ahin-bendich.
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