From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906) A scholar of the second half of the eleventh century who enjoyed a great reputation and authority not only in France, but throughout the Rhine districts. One of Rashi's contemporaries, Nathan b. Makir of Mayence, mentions him as among "the venerable ones" and "the most respected" of Mayence (Zunz, "Literaturgeschichte," p. 160).
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