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|description=American agriculturist, military officer, journalist and lawyer; President-Founder of The Theosophical Society, together with H. P. Blavatsky, in 1875, and its first and life-long President (1875-1907). His contribution towards the revival of Buddhism in Ceylon is one of the most significant by-products of his Theosophical activity, the repercussions of which are heard even today in various parts of the Buddhist world. {{ctd-source|BCW|1|503-518}}. | |description=American agriculturist, military officer, journalist and lawyer; President-Founder of The Theosophical Society, together with H. P. Blavatsky, in 1875, and its first and life-long President (1875-1907). His contribution towards the revival of Buddhism in Ceylon is one of the most significant by-products of his Theosophical activity, the repercussions of which are heard even today in various parts of the Buddhist world. {{ctd-source|BCW|1|503-518}}. | ||
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The bibliography lists People from the Other World (1875), the first series of Old Diary Leaves (1895; second edition, 1941), and the original daily diaries preserved in the Adyar Archives. {{ctd-source|BCW|2|538}}. | |||
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|tsw en=Henry Steel Olcott | |tsw en=Henry Steel Olcott | ||
|other resources=[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/olcott-henry-steel Theosophy World Encyclopedia] | |other resources=[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/olcott-henry-steel Theosophy World Encyclopedia] | ||
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Revision as of 16:21, 9 October 2026
Henry Steel Olcott
1832-1907
Henry Steel Olcott
(English: Henry Steel Olcott)
(2 August 1832 − 17 February 1907)
American agriculturist, military officer, journalist and lawyer; President-Founder of The Theosophical Society, together with H. P. Blavatsky, in 1875, and its first and life-long President (1875-1907). His contribution towards the revival of Buddhism in Ceylon is one of the most significant by-products of his Theosophical activity, the repercussions of which are heard even today in various parts of the Buddhist world. (BCW 1:503-518).
The bibliography lists People from the Other World (1875), the first series of Old Diary Leaves (1895; second edition, 1941), and the original daily diaries preserved in the Adyar Archives. (BCW 2:538).
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Олкотт, Генри Стил
- Theosophy Wiki: Henry Steel Olcott
- Other resources: Theosophy World Encyclopedia
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To show: Henry Steel Olcott; sortable: Olcott, Henry Steel
Person's short name: H. S. Olcott; sortable: Olcott, H. S.; for categories: Olcott H.S.
Lifetime: 1832-1907
Shortly: American agriculturist, military officer, journalist and lawyer; President-Founder of The Theosophic...