Who Was Maimonides?
Abstract
Maimonides was born in Córdoba, in Andalusia, in 1137 or 1138. His father, Maimon, was a dayyan or Jewish court judge, and thus held a high position in the flourishing Córdoba Jewish community. The family seems to have been sufficiently well-off, perhaps through the kind of mercantile activities in which many Iberian Jews engaged.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Medieval and Classical Philosophy
History of Medicine Studies
Sephardic Jews and Inquisition Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 11–22
- Publication date
- 31 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter