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Titus Burckhardt

1908 - 1984

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Titus Burckhardt (; Swiss Standard German: [ˈbʊrkhart]; 24 October 1908 – 15 January 1984) was a Swiss writer and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School. He was the author of numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology, anthropology, esoterism, alchemy, Sufism, symbolism and sacred art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Titus Burckhardt is the 3,018th most popular writer (down from 3,014th in 2019), the 2,706th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,713th in 2019) and the 181st most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Titus Burckhardt ranks 3,018 out of 7,302. Before him are Rachel Bluwstein, Anne McCaffrey, John Aubrey, Cristina Peri Rossi, Ferenc Kazinczy, and Juan Pablo Bonet. After him are Viktor Dyk, Antal Szerb, Jean Lorrain, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Censorinus, and Nobuko Yoshiya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Titus Burckhardt ranks 166. Before him are William Hartnell, Henryk Zygalski, Leo Sternbach, Štefan Čambal, Paul Henreid, and Baby Face Nelson. After him are Ștefan Barbu, Olga Benário Prestes, Bronisława Wajs, René Daumal, Sucheta Kriplani, and Janina Lewandowska. Among people deceased in 1984, Titus Burckhardt ranks 114. Before him are Knut Nordahl, Lola Anglada, Louis Réard, Sergei Salnikov, El Santo, and Helge Løvland. After him are Matías González, Tim, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Richard E. Bellman, Kenneth Arnold, and Big Mama Thornton.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Titus Burckhardt ranks 2,706 out of 5,161. Before him are Lanassa (-400), Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1395), Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara (1450), Vincenzo Foppa (1427), Massimo Stanzione (1585), and Obelerio degli Antenori (800). After him are Robertino Loreti (1947), Piero Piccioni (1921), Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti (1846), Appius Claudius Pulcher (-97), Bartolomeo Bon (1407), and Nino Vaccarella (1933).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Titus Burckhardt ranks 181. Before him are Apostolo Zeno (1668), Gasparo Contarini (1483), Moderata Fonte (1555), Lucrezia Marinella (1571), Salimbene di Adam (1221), and Félix Fénéon (1861). After him are Silvio Pellico (1789), Alda Merini (1931), Ludovico di Varthema (1470), Marco Foscarini (1696), Roberto Calasso (1941), and Aemilius Macer (null).

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