When is Moshe ben Maimon's birthday?

Moshe ben Maimon's birthday is March 30. He was born on March 30, 1135 in Córdoba, Spain.

How old was Moshe ben Maimon when he died?

Moshe ben Maimon died on December 13, 1204, aged 69.

Who shares a birthday with Moshe ben Maimon?

Famous people who share Moshe ben Maimon's March 30 birthday include Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya, Céline Dion, Mehmed II and Paul Verlaine.

Philosophy · Science · Literature · 1135–1204

Moshe ben Maimon — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 30 March 1135 · Died: 13 December 1204 · Age: 69

Medieval Jewish philosopher and physician known as Maimonides, author of the Mishneh Torah and The Guide for the Perplexed

Did you know?In addition to his religious writings, he served as the personal physician to the Sultan Saladin in Egypt.

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Date of birth30 March 1135
Date of death13 December 1204
Age at death69
BirthplaceCórdoba, Spain
Occupationphilosopher, physician writer, rabbi

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Moshe ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, was the greatest Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. He was born in Córdoba during Muslim rule in Spain. Persecution forced his family to flee, eventually to Egypt. There he became physician to the court of Saladin's vizier and leader of Cairo's Jewish community. His Mishneh Torah organised all of Jewish law into a clear code. His Guide for the Perplexed reconciled faith with Aristotle's philosophy. He also wrote medical works on diet, asthma and poisons. A saying runs: "From Moses to Moses there was none like Moses."

Moses Ben Maimon (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־מַיְמוֹן, Moshe Ben Maimon, died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.

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Maimonides: Philosopher, Physician and Rabbi

Sephardic Jewish philosopher, 1135–1204

Moshe ben Maimon was born in Córdoba on 30 March 1135.

He wrote the Mishneh Torah, a code of Jewish law.

He wrote The Guide for the Perplexed in about 1190.

He died in Fustat, Egypt, on 13 December 1204.

Career highlights

1148Exile: family flees Córdoba
1168Commentary on the Mishnah: completed
1180Mishneh Torah: completed
1190Guide for the Perplexed: completed
1204Death: buried in Tiberias

Did you know?He is traditionally believed to be buried in Tiberias, in today's Israel.

Age at death: 69
Years since death: 821

Family

Father: Maimon ben Yossef HaDayan
Child: Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon

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When is Moshe ben Maimon's birthday?: Moshe ben Maimon's birthday is March 30. He was born on March 30, 1135 in Córdoba, Spain.
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