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Dampierre

Champagne village where the Ri HaZaken kept the school that succeeded Rabbeinu Tam's as the center of the Tosafist movement — "the Ri of Dampierre." The standard Tosafot on most tractates descend from the teaching given here.

I. Who

Also known as
Dampierre-sur-Aube

III. Where

Modern location
Dampierre, Aube, Champagne, France (identification of the medieval school's village is traditional)

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
Yitzchak ben Shmuel, "the Ri of Dampierre," headed the Tosafist school at Dampierre after Rabbeinu Tam's death; his students' reworkings of its teaching became the printed Tosafot.
Which of the Champagne Dampierres held the school is a traditional identification (Dampierre in Aube, near Ramerupt); coordinates follow it.
tradition external ★★★★☆

Referenced by: The Ri (HaZaken)