dʒˈɜːsənˌaɪdz ɹˈæbaɪ lˈɛvi bˈɛn dʒˈɜːʃəm, ðə dʒˈuːɪʃ fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ hˌuː ˈækts æz ˈɑːlɪviɚ də nˈɔɪənz mˈɛntoːɹ, ɪz ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚ, wˈɛl nˈoʊn æz bˈoʊθ ɐ dʒˈuːɪʃ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs skˈɑːlɚ ænd æz ɐ sˈaɪəntɪst ðə lˈuːnɚ ɹˈæbaɪ lˈɛvi kɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪz kˈɔːld fɔːɹ hˌɪm.
Gersonides (Rabbi Levi ben Gershom), the Jewish philosopher who acts as Olivier de Noyen's mentor, is an actual historical figure, well known as both a Jewish religious scholar and as a scientist (the Lunar Rabbi Levi crater  is called for him).