Mathematician:Júlio César de Mello e Souza

Mathematics professor who became famous his works on recreational mathematics, in particular (The Man Who Counted), written under the name Malba Tahan.

Nationality
Brazilian

History

 * Born: May 6, 1895, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * Died: June 18, 1974, Recife, Brazil

Books and Papers

 * Aventuras do Rei Baribê, (Adventures of King Baribê)
 * A Caixa do Futuro, (The Box of the Future)
 * Céu de Alá, (Allah's Heaven)
 * A Sombra do Arco-Íris, (The Rainbow's Shadow'')
 * 1949: (The Man Who Counted)
 * Lendas do Céu e da Terra, (Legends of Heaven and Earth)
 * Lendas do Deserto (Legends of the Desert)
 * Lendas do Oásis (Legends of the Oasis)
 * Lendas do Povo de Deus (Legends of God's People)
 * Maktub! (It is Written!)
 * Matemática Divertida e Curiosa (Enjoyable and Curious Mathematics)
 * Os Melhores Contos (The Best Tales)
 * Meu Anel de Sete Pedras (My Ring of Seven Stones)
 * Mil Histórias Sem Fim (A Thousand Unending Tales) (2 volumes)
 * Minha Vida Querida (My Dear Life)
 * Novas Lendas Orientais (New Oriental Legends)
 * Salim, o Mágico (Salim, the Magician)
 * Acordaram-me de Madrugada (They Woke Me Up In the Middle of the Night) (memoirs).