Henry Khunrath
предп. 1560–1605
Henry Khunrath
(German: Heinrich Khunrath, Kuhnrath)
(предп. 1560–1605)
A famous Kabalist, chemist and physician born in 1502, initiated into Theosophy (Rosicrucian) in 1544. He left some excellent Kabalistic works, the best of which is the "Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom" (1598) (TG).
- Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae solius verae, Christiano-Kabbalisticum, divinomagicum, etc., an unfinished work which appeared after his death with preface and conclusion by Erasmus Wohlfahrt. Hanoviaec Giulielmus Antonius, 1609. French transl., Paris: Chacornac, 1898. (BCW 1:490).
For information on Khunrath, de Zirkoff refers readers to Collected Writings, volume V, pages 376-377. (BCW 3:513).
The appendix refers to his biographical sketch elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW 4:654).
German physician, alchemist and follower of Paracelsus and the Hermetic tradition. His principal work, Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, describes stages leading to universal knowledge; Zirkoff emphasizes the importance of its symbolic plates and Blavatsky’s high estimate of its author. (BCW 5:376-377).
Some links:
- Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky, Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Кунрат, Генри
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