Raymond M. Smullyan
b. 1919 – d. 2017 · 25 books
Biography
Raymond Merrill Smullyan was an American mathematician, magician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist, and philosopher.
Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He is one of many logicians to have studied with Alonzo Church.
**Source**: [Ramon Smullyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smullyan) on Wikipedia.
Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He is one of many logicians to have studied with Alonzo Church.
**Source**: [Ramon Smullyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smullyan) on Wikipedia.
Books by Raymond M. Smullyan
A beginner's further guide to mathematical logic
The magic garden of George B
A Beginners Guide To Mathematical Logic
The Gödelian puzzle book
King Arthur in search of his dog and other curious puzzles
Logical labyrinths
Rambles Through My Library
Some Interesting Memories
The Riddle of Scheherazade
Set theory and the continuum problem
Diagonalization and self-reference
Ça y est, je suis fou!!
Recursion theory for metamathematics
Satan, cantor, and infinity
The lady or the tiger? and other logic puzzles
Juegos de Ajedrez y Los Mistic
Juegos de Ajedrez y Los Misticos Caballos
Forever undecided
To Mock a Mockingbird and Other Logic Puzzles
5000 B.C. and other philosophical fantasies
Alice in puzzle-land
The chess mysteries of the Arabian knights
The chess mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
What is the name of this book?
The tao is silent
Theory of Formal Systems