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Malba Tahan — 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. Contents 1 Biography 2 Alternate biography 3… … Wikipedia
The Man Who Counted — (original Portuguese title: O Homem que Calculava ) is a book on recreational mathematics and curious word problems by Brazilian writer Júlio César de Mello e Souza, published under the pen name Malba Tahan. Since its first publication in 1949,… … Wikipedia
Beremiz Samir — Beremiz Samir, nicknamed The Man Who Counted or The Man who Calculated, was a fictitious Persian mathematician of the 13th century, created by Brazilian writer Júlio César de Mello e Souza. The life and teachings of Beremiz Samir are the subject… … Wikipedia
Júlio César de Mello e Souza — Júlio César de Mello e Souza, or Melo e Sousa in the modern spelling (Queluz, May 6, 1895 – Recife, June 18, 1974), was a Brazilian writer and mathematics professor. He is well known in Brazil and abroad by his books on recreational mathematics,… … Wikipedia
Julio César de Mello y Souza — Julio César de Mello y Souza, en portugués y según la ortografía actual Júlio César de Melo e Sousa, (Río de Janeiro, 6 de mayo de 1895 Recife, 18 de junio de 1974) fue un profesor y escritor brasileño, conocido por sus libros sobre las ciencias… … Wikipedia Español
Julio Cesar de Mello e Souza — Júlio César de Mello e Souza (Rio de Janeiro, 6 mai, 1895 – Recife, 18 juin, 1974), était un écrivain Brésilien et professeur de mathématiques. Il est bien connu au Brésil ainsi qu à l étranger pour ses livres sur les récréations mathématiques,… … Wikipédia en Français
Recreational mathematics — is an umbrella term, referring to mathematical puzzles and mathematical games. Not all problems in this field require a knowledge of advanced mathematics, and thus, recreational mathematics often attracts the curiosity of non mathematicians, and… … Wikipedia
List of Brazilian writers — Writers for Children * Maria Clara Machado * José Bento Monteiro Lobato (1882 1948) * Ziraldo Alves Pinto (1932 ) Chroniclers * Fernando Sabino (1923 ndash;2004) * João do Rio * Edmar Bernardes da Silva * João Ubaldo Ribeiro * Luis Fernando… … Wikipedia
Sousa — may mean a number of different things.urnameSousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. Sosa is the Castilian equivalent. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form).… … Wikipedia
Al-Musta'sim — Billah (Arabic: المستعصم بالله) (full name: al Musta sim Billah Abu Ahmad Abdullah bin al Mustansir Billah) (1213 ndash; February 20 1258) ( ar. المستعصم بالله أبو أحمد عبد الله بن المستنصر بالله) was the last Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad; he ruled… … Wikipedia
