French-born Jewsish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician and astronomer/astrologer
1288 CE
to 1344 CE
Levi ben Gershon (1288–1344), better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG, is a philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician and astronomer/astrologer.
He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France.
According to Abraham Zacuto and others, he was the son of Gerson ben Solomon Catalan.