Years: 1568–1639
Primary city: Constantinople
Known as the Maharit, Rabbi Yosef de Trani was a posek and rosh yeshiva in the Ottoman Empire during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his influential collection of responsa, Shu"t Maharit, as well as his chiddushim on the Talmud and a sefer on the Torah and Moadim titled Tzofnat Paneach. After serving as head of the yeshivot in Constantinople, he was appointed rabbi of the city in 1625 and recognized as the Chacham Bashi of the Ottoman Empire.