Titus Burckhardt

Titus Burckhardt
Born(1908-10-24)24 October 1908
Died15 January 1984(1984-01-15) (aged 75)
NationalitySwiss
Notable work
  • Sacred Art in East and West: Its Principles and Methods
  • Introduction to Sufi Doctrine
  • Chartres and the Birth of the Cathedral
  • Art of Islam, Language and Meaning
  • Siena, City of the Virgin
SchoolPerennialism
Traditionalist School
Main interests
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Titus Burckhardt (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.