Titus Burckhardt

Titus Burckhardt

Titus Burckhardt (Florence 1908 - Lausanne 1984) art critic and historian of art German-speaking Swiss. He dedicated his entire life to the study and exposition of the different aspects of Wisdom and Tradition.
In literary and philosophical terms, he was a prominent member of the "traditionalist school" authors of the twentieth century. He was a frequent contributor to the journal Studies in Comparative Religion along with other prominent members of the school.