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Anan ben David

8th-century founder of the Karaite movement of Judaism
Person Human Q2296753

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
715
Date of death
795
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[5]
Occupation
rabbi
Religion or worldview
Judaism[6]
Child
Saul ben Anan[4]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anan ben David ar عنان بن داود fa عنان ابن داوود fr Ananisme he ענן בן דוד הנשיא he ענן בן דוד ja アナン・ベン・ダヴィド pl Anan ben Dawid ru Анан бен Давид uk Анан бен Давид га-Насі zh 安南·本·大卫
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000020592251
VIAF cluster ID
20763115
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no92033352
GND ID
129465046
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01352890
De Agostini ID
Anan+ben+Dāwīd
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3RHtDy
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
79555
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Anan-ben-David
FAST ID
1804519, 314834
Freebase ID
/m/01yqk5
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
anan-ben-dawid
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0003741
Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online ID
Анан_бен_Давид
J9U entity ID
987007292288905171
Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID
1660
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
10218
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
129465046
NE.se ID
anan-ben-david
NUKAT ID
n2019027714
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810657413505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1252247
Prabook ID
1346230
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcwyRQkpjTcb4rtXJc773
Yale LUX ID
person/dc5bab4e-4820-43f9-a02f-fd6fae280bf4

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Child 1
Saul ben Anan
Children (paternal) 1
Saul ben Anan
Country of citizenship 1
Abbasid Caliphate
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
rabbi
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Anan ben David was born in 715[1]. He died in 795[2]. He worked as a rabbi[3].

FAQs

What did Anan ben David do for work?

Anan ben David worked as a rabbi[3].

Related Entities

Abbasid Caliphate

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added qualifier: MediaWiki page ID: 82048, Add qualifier to Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online ID `Анан_бен_Давид`"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3RHtDy
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01352890
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00605400, batch #257929"
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