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Malba Tahan

Born

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 06, 1895

Died

June 18, 1974

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Malba Tahan, full name Ali Yezzid Izz-Edin ibn-Salim Hanak Malba Tahan, was a fictitious Persian scholar. He was the creation and frequent pen name of Brazilian author Júlio César de Mello e Souza.
According to the dedication and introductory chapters of The Man Who Counted (ostensibly written in the month of Ramadan in the year of the Hijrah 1321, corresponding to November 1903), Malba Tahan was a native and well-connected resident of Baghdad, a sharif (a descendant of Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib), and a hajj (a Muslim who made the pilgrimage to Mecca).
In the year of the Hijrah 1255 1839, Malba Tahan moved to Constantinople with his lifelong friend Beremiz Samir, the namesake of Malba's book The Man Who Counted.
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«Biografia: Filho de uma pr Malba Tahan, full name Ali Yezzid Izz-Edin ibn-Salim Hanak Malba Tahan, was a fictitious Persian scholar. He was the creation and frequent pen name of Brazilian author Júlio César de Mello e Souza.
According to the dedication and introductory chapters of The Man Who Counted (ostensibly written in the month of Ramadan in the year of the Hijrah 1321, corresponding to November 1903), Malba Tahan was a native and well-connected resident of Baghdad, a sharif (a descendant of Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib), and a hajj (a Muslim who made the pilgrimage to Mecca).
In the year of the Hijrah 1255 1839, Malba Tahan moved to Constantinople with his lifelong friend Beremiz Samir, the namesake of Malba's book The Man Who Counted.
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«Biografia: Filho de uma professora e com 11 irmãos, Malba Tahan é na realidade o pseudónimo de Júlio César de Mello e Souza, professor de matemática e possuidor de múltiplos talentos, entre eles o de contador de histórias tradicionais, que foi acima de tudo um pedagogo visionário preocupado em reflectir sobre os métodos de ensino. Dele se diz que, na sala de aula, lembrava um actor empenhado em conquistar plateias e as suas propostas didácticas tinham tanto de ousadas quanto de inovadoras. A Matemática foi o terreno por excelência que escolheu para transmitir conteúdos pedagógicos de forma lúdica e divertida, embora enquanto criança preferisse as letras aos números. Assinando com o seu próprio nome, ou sob o pseudónimo Malba Tahan – que, sem hesitação, poderíamos considerar como um seu heterónimo, tão impressionantemente real foi a existência ficcionada deste duplo autor – Júlio César de Mello e Souza produziu 69 contos e 51 livros de matemática. O interesse despertado por esta obra, expoente máximo que une em perfeita simbiose o mundo das letras e a capacidade narrativa com os números, não cessou desde a sua publicação. Júlio César de Mello e Souza nasceu em 1895, no Rio de Janeiro, e faleceu com 79 anos num hotel do Recife, onde ia dar mais uma conferência, em 1974. » in
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«Em homenagem ao escritor, que morreu em decorrência de um ataque cardíaco em 1974, o dia 6 de maio é o Dia do matemático.» In http://educacao.globo.com/literatura/...
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	The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures 4.10 avg rating — 7,025 ratings — published 1938 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maktub! 3.94 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O homem que calculava 4.23 avg rating — 53 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matematica, Curiosa y Divertida 3.58 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Os Melhores contos 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lendas do Deserto 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contos e Lendas Orientais 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuevas Leyendas Orientales 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Geometry exist everywhere.It is necessary, however, to have eyes to see it, intelligence to understand it , and spirit to wonder at it.The wild Bedouin sees geometric forms but doesn't understand them ; the Sunni understands them but does not admire them; the artist, finally, perceives the perfection of figures, understands beauty, and admires order and harmony.God was the Great Geometer.He geometrized heaven and earth.”
― Malba Tahan, The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures

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“Every bird, with its wings outspread, is a book, its pages open to heaven.”
― Malba Tahan, The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures

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“Quien no desconfía de sí mismo no merece la confianza de los otros.”
― Malba Tahan, El Hombre Que Calculaba

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