Dutch mathematician and Theosophist
Mathieu Hubertus Josephus Schoenmaekers (13 December 1875, Maastricht - 18 December 1944, Laren) was a former Catholic priest, philosopher and theosophist who developed an esoteric philosophy called Christosophy.
He published two influential books in Holland, Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld[1] (The New Worldview[2]) in 1915 and Beginselen der beeldende wiskunde (Principles of 'Plastic' Mathematics)[3] in 1916, both of which are thought to have influenced Piet Mondrian's art theory of Neoplasticism and the De Stijl group".[4][5]
Sources
- Biography at the Institute for Dutch History (in Dutch)
- Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld First English Translation (2024)
References
- ^ Schoenmaekers, M.H.J. (1915). Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld. Internet Archive: Bussum, C.A.J. van Dishoeck.
- ^ Schoenmaekers, M. H. J. (1915). The New Worldview [Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld]. Internet Archive: Bussum, C.A.J. van Dischoeck. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Schoenmaekers, M.H.J. (1916). Beginselen der beeldende wiskunde. Internet Archive: Bussum, C.A.J. van Dishoeck.
- ^ Mondrian, Piet (1937). "Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art (Figurative Art and Non-Figurative Art) in CIRCLE". Internet Archive: Faber and Faber. pp. 41–56. ISBN 0-571-09552-6.
- ^ Overy, Paul (1991). De Stijl. Internet Archive: Thames and Hudson. pp. 41–42.
