Moses Cordovero was a physician who lived at Leghorn (Livorno),

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in the seventeenth century.

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/ref> praises him as a good physician, and also on account of his scholarship and philanthropy. He was always eager to secure the release of prisoners through his personal influence as well as by ransom. Cordovero died at an advanced age.

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Jewish philanthropists 17th-century Italian physicians 17th-century Jewish physicians Livornese Jews Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Judaism-bio-stub