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Maimonides

1138 - 1204

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Moses ben Maimon, 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. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid Caliphate in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo before finally settling in Fustat between 1168 and 1171. During this period, he advanced his vocations and became renowned for his achievements as an astronomer, philosopher, and physician—even being appointed to serve as personal physician to Saladin of the Ayyubid Sultanate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2024). Maimonides is the 146th most popular religious figure (down from 91st in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Spain (down from 24th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Maimonides is most famous for his writings on Jewish law, such as the Mishneh Torah and the Guide for the Perplexed.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maimonides ranks 146 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Urban V, Francis Xavier, Pope Clement VI, Pope Nicholas V, Pope John XXII, and Pope Clement X. After him are Pope Clement IX, Martin of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII, Huldrych Zwingli, Bahá'u'lláh, and Pope Innocent IX.

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Among people born in 1138, Maimonides ranks 2. Before him is Saladin. After him are Tancred, King of Sicily, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Casimir II the Just, Hōjō Tokimasa, Giraut de Bornelh, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1204, Maimonides ranks 1. After him are Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isaac II Angelos, Alexios V Doukas, Haakon III of Norway, Alexios IV Angelos, Emeric, King of Hungary, Nicholas Kanabos, Ban Kulin, Berthold, Duke of Merania, Michael Glykas, and Sinjong of Goryeo.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Maimonides ranks 26 out of 3,355. Before him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), and Francis Xavier (1506). After him are Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Ibn Arabi (1165), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Philip IV of Spain (1605), and Plácido Domingo (1941).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Maimonides ranks 7. Before him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Saint Lawrence (225), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), and Francis Xavier (1506). After him are Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), John of the Cross (1542), and Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949).

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