the greatest Man in the World

Frank Lloyd Wright

On October 29, 1949 Gurdjieff died at the American Hospital in Paris. A few nights later at Cooper Union, New York, a medal was presented to the revolutionary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. After his part in the ceremony was over, Wright asked the chairman's permission to make an announcement. "The greatest man in the world," he said, "has recently died. His name was Gurdjieff."