Not to be confused with Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin, born c. 1150 at Barcelona, died c. 1220 at Fez. The two are often conflated, especially in earlier literature.
Joseph ben Judah (Hebrew: יוסף בן יהודהYosef ben Yehuda) of Ceuta (c. 1160–1226) was a Jewish physician and poet, and disciple of Maimonides. Maimonides wrote his work, The Guide for the Perplexed, for Joseph.