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About Rudolf Steiner

“Sabaheddin Spoke to Me of Rudolf Steiner, Who Was His Personal Friend”

Martina Maria Sam·September 18, 2024

Der britische Mathematiker und als spiritueller Lehrer tätige John G. Bennett (1897 – 1974) erzählt in seinen Lebenserinnerungen ‹Das Durchqueren des großen Wassers›, wie nach einer intensiven Nahtoderfahrung am Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs seine spirituelle Suche begann.

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Otto Erich Hartleben and Rudolf Steiner—Part 2: In Berlin

Martina Maria Sam·October 24, 2024

The friendship with Otto Erich Hartleben that began in Weimar continued in Berlin. It offered Rudolf Steiner the opportunity to...

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Why Didn’t Rudolf Steiner Take a Final Examination at the Technical College?

Martina Maria Sam·May 10, 2024

Marginalia on Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work. Rudolf Steiner studied for eight semesters [1879–83] at the Technical College in Vienna—as a student of the “General” Department, which existed alongside the specialist departments: The School of Engineering, the School of Architecture, the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the School of Chemistry....

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Lectures for Workers

Martina Maria Sam·May 15, 2025

Marginalia on Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work: In his early years in Berlin, Rudolf Steiner was closely associated with the...

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“When One Is Dealing with Spiritual Science, Humor Is Necessary.”

Martina Maria Sam·September 11, 2024

Marginalia from the life and work of Rudolf Steiner. In his lecture of July 11, 1916, Rudolf Steiner described in...

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Luise Kautsky-Ronsperger and a Special Photograph of Rudolf Steiner

Martina Maria Sam·July 21, 2024

One of Rudolf Steiner’s closest friends during his first years of study was Rudolf Ronsperger (Aug. 29, 1863–Oct. 2, 1890), the son of the Jewish Viennese master confectioner Felix Ronsperger. Some of Rudolf Steiner’s early letters come from Ronsperger’s estate and give us an intimate look into what he was...

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“His Enthusiasm Was Only a Flash in the Pan”: Pastor Max Christlieb

Martina Maria Sam·January 28, 2026

Marginalia on Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work No. 37. After months of isolation in Weimar, in 1891, Rudolf Steiner found...

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“A Seeker of Truth”—Dr. Max Asch

Martina Maria Sam·May 13, 2026

Marginalia on Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work No. 38. The physician and cardiologist Max Asch was friends with August Strindberg,...

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The Painter of the Portraits of the Masters—Rudolf Steiner and Hermann Schmiechen

Martina Maria Sam·August 26, 2025

Copies of the Paintings of the Masters, often mentioned within the Theosophical Society, can be found today in the Rudolf Steiner Archive in Dornach, Switzerland. They were also important to Steiner. After the Anthroposophical and Theosophical Societies separated, the painter of the portraits committed himself to anthroposophy and remained loyal...

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