Maimonides

Maimonides (1135-1204), was a Jewish physician, writer, religious scholar and philosopher. In the Greek transcription, he is usually called Maimonides, while Hebrew sources call him Rabbi? Moshe ben Maimon (often abbreviated into Rambam). Both names mean "Moses the son of Maimon"; the Hebrew rendering also mentions his title, rabbi.

Maimonides was born in Spain, but soon fled to Morocco. After that he lived in Palestine and Egypt, where he was the doctor of the Egyptian ruler. His main works are: The Commentary on the Mishna, The Guide of the Perplexed, and The Mishneh Torah, a comprehensive code of Jewish law written in Arabic.

Maimonides was one of the few medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non­-Jewish world. Even today he is among the most respected of all Jewish philosophers. A popular saying in the Middle Ages stated that From Moses [of the Torah] to Moses [Maimonides] there was none like Moses.