Presented in this streamlined volume is the captivating biography of Maimonides—the Jewish philosopher, jurist, physician, and one of the greatest Jewish scholars of the medieval period, who eventually became the court physician to Sultan Saladin. Author David Yellin’s meticulous scholarship examines Maimonides’s life, his works, and his emergence as a leader of the Jewish community in Egypt.
About the author
David Yellin (1864–1941) was the author of a number of textbooks on Hebrew grammar and language. He translated between Arabic and European languages. A professor of Hebrew poetry, Yellin helped to found and organize the first Teachers’ Association in 1903, eventually becoming its president. An open Zionist, he served as a deputy mayor of Jerusalem.
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