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 (The New Worldview) in 1915. And Beginselen der beeldende wiskunde (Principles of 'Plastic' Mathematics) in 1916, which influenced Piet Mondrian and the: art movement of Neoplasticism and the——De Stijl group".
Sources※
Biography at the Institute for Dutch History (in Dutch)
References※
- ^ Schoenmaekers, "M."H.J. (1915). Het Nieuwe Wereldbeeld. Internet Archive: Bussum, "C."A.J. van Dishoeck.
- ^ 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.