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Moses
Maimonides (Abu Amran Musa in Arabic) (1135-1204), was a Jewish physician, philosopher and master
Cabbalist. Born in Cordova, Spain, he was educated on Arab texts.
Although he was born before the revelation of the
Sefer Zohar
("Book of Splendor", the classic Kabbalistic text), he was
instrumental in the dissemination of the Kabbalah in medieval Europe.
Later in life he moved to Egypt and
became physician to the famous Muslim general Saladin. He
wrote many commentaries on the Talmud and the Mishna, philosophical
essays, as well as medical and astronomical treatises. His most famous
writing is the Guide of the
Perplexed.
  
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