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Arrived in Bombay on 10 January 1882 and was met by [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]], Damodar and Shroff. On 19 January he attended [[Cook, Joseph|J. Cook]]’s lecture attacking Theosophy and Bennett himself, together with the Founders. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.3)|BCW 3:xxvii]]}} | Arrived in Bombay on 10 January 1882 and was met by [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]], Damodar and Shroff. On 19 January he attended [[Cook, Joseph|J. Cook]]’s lecture attacking Theosophy and Bennett himself, together with the Founders. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.3)|BCW 3:xxvii]]}} | ||
The Mahatma correspondence describes him as an unwitting agent in freeing Western thought from superstitious creeds; [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] cites letters XXXVII and XLIII and the Second Series of [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]]’s Old Diary Leaves. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Travelling Truthseeker#369|BCW 4:369]]}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 17 October 2026
(1818–1882)
American freethinker, editor, writer and lecturer, associated with The Truth Seeker. Zirkoff recounts his prosecution and imprisonment, world journey, membership of the Theosophical Society and friendship with Blavatsky and Olcott, and provides a bibliography of his writings. (BCW 4:625-633).
Arrived in Bombay on 10 January 1882 and was met by H. S. Olcott, Damodar and Shroff. On 19 January he attended J. Cook’s lecture attacking Theosophy and Bennett himself, together with the Founders. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 3:xxvii)
The Mahatma correspondence describes him as an unwitting agent in freeing Western thought from superstitious creeds; B. de Zirkoff cites letters XXXVII and XLIII and the Second Series of H. S. Olcott’s Old Diary Leaves. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 4:369)
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Беннетт, Де Робинь Мортимер
- Theosophy Wiki: D. M. Bennett
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Shortly: American freethinker, editor and publisher. He founded The Truth Seeker in 1873 and joined the T...