Titus Burckhardt was a Swiss writer who lived from 1908 to 1984 and was a leading member of the Perennialist, or Traditionalist, School. He wrote numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology, anthropology, esoterism, alchemy, Sufism, symbolism and sacred art.
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The following year his family settled in Basel.
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24 October 1908 - 15 January 1984
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was a Swiss writer and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School.
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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.
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