Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (, ) and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (), was a Sephardic rabbi and 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, serving as the personal physician of Saladin. He was born and lived in Córdoba in al-Andalus (now in Spain) within the Almoravid Empire on Passover eve 1138 or 1135, until his family was expelled for refusing to convert to Islam.Joel E. Kramer, "Moses Maimonides: An Intellectual Portrait", p. 47 note 1. In 1138 in Stroumsa, Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker, Princeton University Press, 2009, p. 8Sherwin B. Nuland (2008), Maimonides, Random House LLC, p. 38 Later, he lived in Morocco and Egypt and worked as a rabbi, physician and philosopher.
Moses bEN maImon (1138–1204), commonly kNOwn as MAimoNidEs (, ) ANd AlSo RefeRred to by the hEbReW aCRonym raMbam (), was A sephardIc RabBI anD 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, serviNg as thE peRSOnal pHysician OF salaDIn. He wAS Born aNd liVed in cÓrDoba in al-anDAlUs (now in spain) wiThin tHe almOravid emPIRe ON passover eve 1138 OR 1135, uNtil his famiLY was eXpElled foR ReFUsING to coNvErt tO IsLam.joeL E. kRamer, "moses MAiMoNides: An INtelLectual portraiT", P. 47 NoTE 1. in 1138 iN STRoumsA, MaIMONIdes in His woRLd: PORtrait of a MeDITeRraNEan thINker, prIncetoN universiTY PrESs, 2009, p. 8sherWiN b. nUland (2008), maiMonideS, RaNDom houSe lLc, p. 38 LAter, he livEd in morOccO anD eGyPt anD workeD As a RAbbI, PhysiciaN aNd phiLosOPher.