Moshe ben Maimon was born on March 30, 1138[1], in Córdoba[2]. He died on December 13, 1204[3], in Cairo[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], physician writer[6], rabbi[7], astronomer[8], and Dayan[9]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,478 views/month, #5,469 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Mishneh Torah[26], The Guide for the Perplexed[27], Pirush Hamishnayot[28], Epistle to Yemen[29], Sefer Hamitzvot[30], Hakdamot HaRambam[31], Treatise in Eight Chapters[32], Treatise on logic[33]
Relative: Chananel ben Shmuel[44], Isaiah HaLevi ben Mishaʾel[45]
Student of: Maimon ben Yossef HaDayan[46], Yehuda Ha-Cohen Ibn Susan[47]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Moshe ben Maimon include Maimonides Synagogue[48] and Lycée Maïmonide[49].
Why It Matters
Moshe ben Maimon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 153 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
He has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas[52], a theologian[53], 1225–1274[54], specialised in philosophy[55]; Benedictus de Spinoza[56], a philosopher[57], 1632–1677[58], of Dutch Republic[59], specialised in philosophy[60]; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[61], a mathematician[62], 1646–1716[63], of Electorate of Saxony[64], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[65], specialised in mathematical analysis[66]; Yeshayahu Leibowitz[67], a biochemist[68], 1903–1994[69], of Israel[70], specialised in philosophy[71]; Salomon Maimon[72], a philosopher[73], 1754–1800[74], of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[75], specialised in philosophy[76]; and Hasdai Crescas[77], a philosopher[78], 1340–1410[79], of Crown of Aragon[80], specialised in philosophy[81].
Works attributed to him include The Guide for the Perplexed[82], Mishneh Torah[83], Maimonides' 13 principles of faith[84], Epistle to Yemen[85], Sefer Hamitzvot[86], and Treatise in Eight Chapters[87]. Entities named for him include Maimonides Synagogue[48] and Lycée Maïmonide[49].
Moshe ben Maimon's father was Maimon ben Yossef HaDayan[13].
What did Moshe ben Maimon do for work?
Moshe ben Maimon worked as a philosopher[5], physician writer[6], rabbi[7], astronomer[8], and Dayan[9].
Who did Moshe ben Maimon influence?
Moshe ben Maimon has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas[52], Benedictus de Spinoza[56], Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[61], and Yeshayahu Leibowitz[67].
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