Timeline of the Rishonim

By Noahwhitt
  • Period: 1013 to 1103

    Rif

    Name: Rabbi Yitzchak al-Fasi
    From: Morocco/Spain
    Comments on/known for: Gemara
  • Period: 1040 to 1105

    Rashi

    Name: Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak
    From: France/Germany
    Comments on/known for: Gemara, tanach
  • Period: 1135 to 1204

    Rambam

    Name: Rabbi Moshe bn Maimon
    From: Spain/Egypt
    Comments on/known for: Mishna Torah (on gemara), tanach
  • Period: 1194 to 1270

    Ramban

    Name: Rabbi Moshe Bn Nachman
    From: Spain/Israel
    Comments on/known for: gemara, tanach
  • Period: 1235 to 1310

    Rashba

    Name: Rabbi Shlomo Bn Avraham
    From: Spain
    Comments on/known for: gemara, toras habayis
  • Period: 1250 to 1327

    Rosh

    Name: Rabbenu Asher Bn Yechiel
    From: Germany/Spain
    Comments on/known for: gemara (halacha sefer)
  • Period: 1260 to 1320

    Ritva

    Name: Yom Tov ben Avraham Asevilli
    From: Spain
    Comments on/known for: gemara
  • Period: 1320 to 1376

    Ran

    Name: Rabbi Nissim Bn Reuven
    From: Spain
    Comments on/known for: gemara