Nachmanides

Nachmanides
Moses ben Nahman
Nachmanides; Moses ben Nahman
	21st-century artistic depiction; of Nachmanides in Acre
Born	1194; Girona, Crown of Aragon (present-day Spain)
Died	1270; Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Era	Medieval philosophy
Region	Jewish philosophy
Main interests	Religious law

Moses ben Nachman (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides^[1] (/nækˈmænɪdiːz/; Greek: Ναχμανίδης Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (/ˌrɑːmˈbɑːn/; רמב״ן‎) and by the contemporary nickname^[2] Bonastruc ça Porta (Catalan: [ˌbɔnəsˈtɾuk sə ˈpɔrtə]; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see astruc), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. He is also considered to be an important figure in the re-establishment of the Jewish community in Jerusalem following its destruction by the Crusaders in 1099.

^ Now also found in the partially translated form Nahmanides /nəˈmænɪdiːz, nɑːxˈmɑːnɪdiːz/.
^ Alberch i Fugueras, Ramon; Aragó, Narcís-Jordi (1994). The Jews in Girona. Diputació de Girona. p. 27. ISBN 9788480670333. "He was called Moises, named after the great desert leader: but the people of Girona, amongst whom he had good friends, knew him as Bonastruc de Porta."

Nachmanides Moses ben Nahman
21st-century artistic depiction of Nachmanides in Acre
Born	1194 Girona, Crown of Aragon (present-day Spain)
Died	1270 Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem

Era	Medieval philosophy
Region	Jewish philosophy
Main interests	Religious law