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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1770 Salonica, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1854 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Nationality |  Ottoman Empire Jew |
| Notable work(s) | Mishnah, Talmud, Shulchan Aruch, responsa |
| Known for | Succeeded Chaim Abraham Gagin as hacham bashi |
| Occupation | Rabbi, hacham bashi |
Yitzhak Ben-Hezekiah Yosef Kovo (1770–1854) was born in the large Sephardi community of Ottoman Salonica and later settled in Jerusalem. In 1848, he succeeded Chaim Abraham Gagin as hacham bashi aged 78. Throughout his career he went on fundraising missions to Poland, London and Egypt. In 1854, he died while in Alexandria. He authored many works on the Mishnah, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch and wrote responsa.
Sources
- Tidhar, David (1947). "Yitzhak Kovo" הרב יצחק קובו. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 14. Estate of David Tidhar and Touro College Libraries. p. 4544.
- Gaon, M.D. (1938) Yehudei ha-Mizrach be-Eretz Yisrael, Vol. 2, pg. 623–626.
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