Birthday
The Rambam, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides)
14 Nisan
1135 – 1204
Role
Rishon / Codifier / Philosopher / Physician
Location
Cordova, Spain / Fostat, Egypt
Works
Mishneh Torah, Guide for the Perplexed (Moreh Nevuchim), Commentary on the Mishnah, Sefer HaMitzvot
Birthday of the Rambam, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides) (14 Nisan 4895 / 1135 CE, Cordova, Spain – 20 Tevet 4965 / 1204 CE, Fostat, Egypt). The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post-Talmudic era: Talmudist, halachic codifier, philosopher, and physician. Author of the Mishneh Torah, Guide for the Perplexed, and Commentary on the Mishnah. The inscription on his grave in Tiberias reads: 'From Moses to Moses, none arose as Moses.'