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Karl von Eckartshausen
German writer and archivist
Karl von Eckartshausen | |
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Karl von Eckartshausen | |
| Born | (1752-06-28)28 June 1752 Haimhausen, Electorate of Bavaria |
| Died | 12 May 1803(1803-05-12) (aged 50) Munich, Electorate of Bavaria |
| Occupation | essayist, philosopher |
| Nationality | German |
| Subject | religion, mysticism, magic, alchemy |
Karl von Eckartshausen (German:[ˈkaʁlfɔnˈʔɛkaʁtsˌhaʊzn̩]; (1752-06-28)28 June 1752 – (1803-05-12)12 May 1803) was a German Catholic mystic, author, and philosopher.
Born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, Eckartshausen studied philosophy and Bavarian civil law in Munich and Ingolstadt.
Karl von eckartshausen biography books
He was the author of The Cloud upon the Sanctuary (de:Die Wolke über dem Heiligtum), a work of Christian mysticism which was later taken up by occultists. Translated into English by Isabelle de Steiger, the book was given a high status in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, particularly by Arthur Edward Waite.
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