Venguessone Nathan (d. after 1424) was a French-Jewish moneylender and merchant.[1][2]
She was a member of a prosperous Provençal family. She was active both as a merchant and a moneylender. She sold draperies and dishes of wood, earthenware and glass. In 1424, she was the largest possessor of property in Arles, and owned at least one vineyard. She was learned, and owned books in both Hebrew and Latin. She is known through her famous will, in which both her possessions and wealth as well as her business activities can be traced.[3]
References
edit- ^ Iancu-Agou, Danièle (2013-01-01), "La pratique du latin chez les médecins juifs et néophytes de Provence médiévale (XIVe–XVIe siècles)", Latin-into-Hebrew: Texts and Studies, Brill, pp. 85–102, ISBN 978-90-04-25286-8, retrieved 2024-01-20
- ^ Tallan, Cheryl and Emily Taitz. "Entrepreneurs." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 27 February 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on March 16, 2021) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/entrepreneurs>.
- ^ Ben-Shalom, Ram (2013). "The First Jewish Work on the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Virtues". Mediaeval Studies (75): 205–270. ISSN 0076-5872.
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