רב שרירא גאון היה ראש ישיבת פומבדיתא ונפטר כבן מאה שנים. בנו היה רב האי גאון.
Sherira bar Hanina, more commonly known as Sherira Gaon, was the gaon of the Pumbedita Academy in Lower Mesopotamia. He was one of the most prominent geonim of the period. His son Hai succeeded him as gaon. He wrote the Iggeret of Rabbi Sherira Gaon, a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud.
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