Jacob Uziel (died 1630 in
Zante) was a physician and poet of the 17th century. He was of
Spanish extraction, but emigrated to
Italy at an early age, and settled in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, where he became famous for his medical skill. He was the author of ''Dawid'' (Venice, 1624), an epic poem in twelve cantos, written in
Italian.
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1630 deaths
Jewish poets
Italian Sephardi Jews
Venetian Jews
Year of birth unknown
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