Matila Ghyka
Matila Costiescu Ghyka born Matila Costiescu; (September 13, 1881 – July 14, 1965), was a Romanian novelist, mathematician, historian, philosopher and diplomat.
Works
- Essai sur le rythme, Paris: Gallimard, 1938, PDF. (French)
- Tour d'horizon philosophique, Paris: Gallimard, 1946. (French)
- The Geometry of Art and Life, New York: Sheed and Ward, 1946; Dover Publications, 1977, PDF.(English)
- Sortilèges du verbe, Paris: Gallimard, 1949. (French)
- Philosophie et mystique du nombre, Paris: Payot, 1952. (French)
- Filosofia și mistica numărului, trans. Dumitru Purnichescu, Bucharest: Editura Univers enciclopedic, București, 1998. (Romanian)
- A Practical Handbook of Geometrical Composition and Design, Transatlantic Arts, London: Alec Tiranti, 1956. (English)