Judge, William Quan

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William Quan Judge

(13 April 1851 − 21 March 1896)

Irish-born American lawyer and writer, one of the three chief Founders of The Theosophical Society in 1875, together with H. P. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott. Admitted to the New York Bar in 1872, becoming a specialist in Commercial Law. Edited The Path magazine and wrote The Ocean of Theosophy (1893), which became one of the Theosophical classics. Became President of the T.S. in America in 1892, upon Col. Olcott's resignation of the Presidency in his favor. In 1894, charges that he had falsely claimed uninterrupted communication with the Masters were brought against him by Annie Besant before a Judicial Committee in London, whose jurisdiction he challenged; he led the American Section to independence from the Adyar T.S. in 1895. Died in New York.  (BCW 1:472-490).
Bibliographical references include: Practical Occultism. From the Private Letters of Wm. Q. Judge. Pasadena, Calif.: Theosophical University Press, 1951. 307 pp  (BCW 8:461).
Bibliographical references include: “The Bhagavad-Gita,” Commentary on the Second Chapter. The Path, New York, Vol. II, February, 1888  (BCW 9:427).
The bibliography lists his E.S.T. circular By Master's Direction (1894), excerpts from letters, and Practical Occultism, a collection of private letters published in 1951  (BCW 10:418-419).
Was in the West Indies on business in September 1881 and at Carupano, Venezuela, on mining business in October.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 3:xxv)
Went to Carupano on mining business about mid-March 1882 and to Mexico on silver-mining business about December. Met L. L. Holloway in New York in January 1883, leading to her association with the Theosophical Society.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 4:xxiii, BCW 4:xxvii-xxviii)
Signed Bhattah Mirrors and his reply to C. Dolatram as “An Ex-Asiatic”. In Paris in the spring of 1884, helped H. P. Blavatsky prepare her new work by marking up a copy of Isis Unveiled.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 6:15,20, BCW 6:185, BCW 6:xxvii,xxx)
Visited London at H. P. Blavatsky’s request in late autumn or winter 1887 in connection with plans for an Esoteric Section; B. de Zirkoff cites A. L. Cleather’s account.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 8:xxiii)
In a letter of 4 April 1888 H. P. Blavatsky granted him exclusive printing and publishing rights to The Secret Doctrine for the copyright term, as agent for the Theosophical Publication Society. His commentary on the second chapter of the Bhagavad-Gītā was signed William Brehon.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 9:xxiv, BCW 9:162)

In late 1888 he helped H. P. Blavatsky draft the Esoteric Section’s rules; on 14 December she appointed him her sole representative for that Section in America. The December Adyar Convention elected him vice-president of the Theosophical Society. In 1884 he arrived in Paris on 25 March and left for Bombay at the end of June.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 10:xxvii-xxviii, BCW 10:195, BCW 10:268)

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Works: Judge W.Q. (works)
Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
CTD article in Russian: Джадж, Уильям Куан
Wikipedia: William Quan Judge
Other resources: Theosophy World Encyclopedia

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