Alfred Meebold
Alfred Karl Meebold (born September 29, 1863 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ; † January 6, 1952 in Havelock North , New Zealand ) was a German botanist , writer and anthroposophist .
Life
Alfred Meebold was born in Heidenheim an der Brenz , Württemberg . To round off his training, he came to Lausanne and England . Only until shortly after the First World War did he devote himself to his father's company, Württembergische Cattunmanufactur (WCM) , in difficult times . When it seemed dispensable again, he traveled again.
The Swabian came to Rudolf Steiner at the age of 40 . For a long time we find him among the followers of Rudolf Steiner in order to be able to hear his lectures and lecture cycles. Alfred Meebold had a comprehensive education. He was a diligent writer who mainly wrote novels and short stories. Above all, his book India (1907) received widespread attention. He also traveled a lot overseas (India, Australia, Oceania, South Africa, North America etc.) and collected plants for scientific institutions. Two new plant genera he found from the Himalayas and Western Australia bear his name. Extensive collections from him went to Munich ( Botanical State Collection over 20,000 specimens) and Berlin (Botanical Museum, Botanical Garden, mostly destroyed). During his time in Heidenheim he reached a large group of people for anthroposophy and threefolding in his hometown; especially in the workforce up to Göppingen , Geislingen an der Steige and Ulm .
At the age of 75 he left home again to visit friends in New Zealand . His return to Germany was interrupted by the outbreak of war. He lived like this in Hawaii for six years . In 1946 he went to New Zealand again. There he decided his life in Havelock North in 1952.
Works
- The awakening of the soul (Munich, 1907, Piper)
- Sarolta (Berlin-Leipzig-Vienna, 1908, German House)
- India (Munich, 1908, Piper)
- The Path to the Spirit (Munich, 1917 and 1920, Piper)
- Irrmansdorf (Heidenheim, 1920; Basel, 1927)
- The botanical wanderer (Ödenburg, 1920; 1931)
- Hotel Mooswald (Basel, 1928)
- Between Elf and Angel (Ödenburg, 1933, Röttig-Romwalter)
- Course for an introduction to Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy . 6 lectures in Vienna, 1931. (Vienna, 1936, handwriting)
literature
- Maria von Nagy: Dialogue of the Hemispheres. A cultural biographical sketch 1212–1952 . (Schnaitheim-Heidenheim ad Brenz, 1963, Verlag Theilacker.)
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Meebold in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography on JSTOR Global Plants
- M. Zadow, "Alfred Meebold", Cultural Impulse Research Center. Biographies
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meebold, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meebold, Alfred Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist, writer and anthroposophist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1952 |
| Place of death | Havelock North |