Maimonides

1138 - 1204 Renaissance Spanish-Jewish (Sephardic)

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Maimonides, also known as Rambam or Moses ben Maimon, was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher, physician, Talmudist, and astronomer born in Córdoba, Spain. Exiled due to Almohad persecution, he lived in Morocco and Egypt, serving as personal physician to Saladin. His seminal works include the Mishneh Torah, a comprehensive code of Jewish law, and the Guide for the Perplexed, reconciling Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish theology, profoundly influencing Jewish, Islamic, and Christian thought.

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