Vilna Gaon
Meanings
name
- Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, a Jewish polymath from Vilnius renowned for his erudition and one of the most influential opponents of the developing Hasidic movement.
Word forms
Etymology
From Yiddish דער ווילנער גאון (der vilner goen, literally “the genius from Vilnius”).
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