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Maimonides

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1135–1204 Also known as 摩西·本·迈蒙、Moses ben Maimon、Maimonides、Rambam、拉姆班

Maimonides (1135–1204), medieval Jewish philosopher, jurist and physician born in Córdoba, later settled in Cairo (Fustat), court physician and commu…

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  1. 1165–1171Fustat (Cairo) · EgyptAfter traveling through Palestine and elsewhere he reached Egypt, settled in Fustat, and began earning a living through medical and legal writing, gradually becoming an important spiritual leader of the local Jewish community.
  2. 1171–1180Fustat (Cairo) · EgyptDuring this period he served as court physician to the Ayyubid family while directing communal affairs, began systematically compiling the Mishneh Torah, organizing the oral law into an operable legal code, and continued writing on medicine and philosophy.
  3. 1180–1204Fustat (Cairo) · EgyptHe completed the Mishneh Torah and wrote philosophical works such as the Guide for the Perplexed, interpreting Jewish faith rationalistically and influencing later Jewish thought and Christian scholastic philosophy.

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