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Maimonides

1138–1204 — Spain/Egypt

Era: Medieval

Brilliance: 9/10 | Stewardship: 8/10 | Composite Index: 72

The Guide for the Perplexed.

"Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know.'"

Biography

Rabbi, physician, philosopher. Wrote the Guide for the Perplexed. Served as court physician in Egypt while producing monumental works.

Key Facts

  • Guide for the Perplexed
  • Court physician in Egypt
  • Codified Jewish law
  • Philosopher and theologian
  • Influenced Aquinas

He guided the perplexed. For 800 years.

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