Dr. Franz Hartmann. A Fighter for Intellectual Freedom. Biographical notes. By Alex Weber[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl The name “Dr. Franz Hartmann” is closely associated in Europe and America with the movement which, for lack of a more generally understandable name, is called “theosophical,” and which is in fact nothing other than a […]
Dr. Franz Hartmann [Obituary] By Dr. [Harald] Grävell[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl On the night of August 6-7, 1912, the oldest German Theosophist, the famous Franz Hartmann, died in Kempten, where he happened to be passing through. The city of his youth also became the place of his death. A few words about […]
The Theosophist Franz Hartmann Harald Arjuna van Jostenoode (Brüssels). [Dr. Paul Harald Grävell][1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl “Franz Hartmann, a theosophist and mystic, is introduced as a man of profound experiences and insights. His life, marked by a thirst for adventure and a deep exploration of spiritualism, led him to become a […]
In 1912, Annie Besant wrote a very brief obituary about Franz Hartmann. According to Besant, Hartmann died of heart failure, a tragic testament to the frailty of human life. She also notes that he was a friend of the founders of the TS, indicating that he was well-respected and valued within the Theosophical community. One […]
Hartmann, F. (1884). Report of Observations Made During a Nine Month Stay at the Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, India. Scotland: Graves, Cookson and CO. https://franzhartmann.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hartmann-F.-Observations-Report.pdf
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[i] All occultists, regardless of which denomination they belong to, were saddened by this news. The passing of this steadfast champion of truth, intellectual freedom and ethical advancement represents a great, irreplaceable loss for all of us. Dr. Franz Hartmann died on August 7th of this year in Kempten in […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl Dr. Franz Hartmann died at the age of 74 in Kempten, his hometown, while passing through. With him has faded away one of those old collaborators of the theosophical movement who had the privilege of personally having known H. P. Blavatsky and of having worked with her. At […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl With Franz Hartmann, another witness of the early days of the “Theosophical Society” has passed away; he belonged to the small circle of those around H. P. Blavatsky. What we German followers of theosophy owe to the departed will be briefly outlined here as a sign of remembrance […]
[Aus meinem Leben] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] [A note to the reader. The pdf form of this document accommodates “live notes capability.” If you click on the superscripted note number in the text body, it will jump to the note, whether endnote or footnote. Then, when clicking on the superscripted endnote or […]
Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] With this number we bring a well-chosen portrait of H. P. Blavatsky, the founder of the “Theosophical Society,” who has rightly been called “the sphinx of the nineteenth century” because she was an unsolvable enigma to “science” for most of her lifetime, and like man in general, she […]