Maimonides (nonfiction)

Maimonides. Portrait by Blaisio Ugolino (1744).

Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־מַימוֹן‎ Mōšeh bēn-Maymōn; Arabic: موسى بن ميمون‎‎ Mūsā bin Maymūn), commonly known as Maimonides (my-mon-i-deez; Greek: Μαϊμωνίδης Maïmōnídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Rambam, for Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn Maimon, "Our Rabbi Moses son of Maimon"), was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.

In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician.

He died in Egypt on December 12, 1204, whence his body was taken to the lower Galilee and buried in Tiberias.

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links:

• Maimonides @ Wikipedia