Moses ben Yom Tov

Moses ben Yom Tov, also known by the name of Magister Mosseus, was London moneylender, rabbi and grammarian. He was a member of one of the most distinguished and wealthy families in England at that time. His most important work was the “Darkhei ha-Nikkud ve-ha-Neginot”, principles of biblical punctuation and accentuation, first published by Jacob b. Ḥayyim ibn Adonijah in the margin of the masorah section at the end of the Daniel Bomberg edition of the Bible (Venice, 1524–25). Moses was the first English talmudist who made much use of the rulings of Maimonides, and many of his contemporary scholars frequently mentioned and cited him in their writings.