Monson, Abraham

Monson, Abraham a Jewish savant who flourished towards the end of the 16th century, was a native of Egypt, and died at Constantinople. He wrote ש8 8ות, i.e., Decisiones' et Responsa, which :are incorporated in Salomo Cohen's Decisions (Salonica, 1596) and in those of Joseph di Trani (Constantinople, 1641). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 2:388; Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 3:52; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)