Alfried Lehner

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Alfried Lehner (born October 27, 1936 in Dresden ; † February 22, 2019 in Schorndorf ) was a German soldier , poet , essayist and well-known Freemason .

Life

Lehner was born in Dresden in 1936. After attending the humanistic grammar school in Eichstätt , he graduated from high school in 1956 and joined the newly founded Bundeswehr . He eventually became an officer in the general staff and most recently worked as a lecturer at the leadership academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg . His first volumes of poetry were published during his military career. After completing his officer career in 1986, at his own request, he intensified his journalistic activities. He has published poetry, essays and books on Freemasonry. He is considered to be “one of the most important Masonic authors of the past 40 years.” Alfried Lehner is the great-nephew of ethnologist and missionary Stephan Lehner .

Honorary positions

In 1977 Lehner became a member of the Roland Masonic Lodge in Hamburg, of which he was Master of the Chair from 1983 to 1986. From 1988 to 2002 he was chairman of the ritual college of the grand lodge of the Old Free and Accepted Masons of Germany. He was deputy chairman of the Humboldt Society and the Socratic Society .

Works (selection)

  • Oh peace! Poetry of longing for peace and harmony. Munich: Politica, 1981.
  • Full life. Poetry. Munich: Politica, 1982.
  • To be one with everything. Poems. Gerabronn: Hohenloher Druck- und Verlagshaus, 1987.
  • I am a stage. Poems. Gerabronn: Hohenloher Printing and Publishing House, 1988.
  • "Doesn't anyone say it ...". Essays and reflections. Gerabronn: Hohenloher printing and publishing house, 1989.
  • The esotericism of the Freemasons. Gerabronn: Hohenloher Druck- und Verlagshaus, 1990. New edition: Giovanni Grippo Verlag, 2013.
  • Space node. Poems. Gerabronn: Hohenloher Printing and Publishing House, 1992.
  • I know that I am immortal. Man before the mystery of creation and life. Letters and meditations. Gerabronn: Hohenloher Druck- und Verlagshaus, 1996. New edition: Giovanni Grippo Verlag, 2014.
  • The wonderful knowledge of the nature of the world. A ritual for Masonic Masters. Bonn: Die Bauhütte, 1993.
  • We are building the temple of humanity. Lectures and poems selected and edited by Dr. Thomas Seng. Leipzig: Salier Verlag, 2019.

literature

  • Dech, Uwe Christian: Mission and Culture in Old New Guinea. The missionary and ethnologist Stephan Lehner. Bielefeld: transcript, 2005.
  • Seng, Thomas: For escort. In: Lehner, Alfried: We are building the temple of humanity. Lectures and poems selected and edited by Dr. Thomas Seng. Leipzig: Salier Verlag, 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Masonic Wiki, [1] Retrieved February 2, 2020
  2. ^ Salier-Verlag [2] Retrieved April 14, 2019
  3. ↑ Seng, Thomas: Zum Geleit (2019), p. 7ff
  4. ^ Masonic Wiki, [3] Retrieved February 2, 2020
  5. ↑ Dech, Uwe Christian: Mission and Culture in Old New Guinea (2005), p. 15ff
  6. ↑ Lehner, Alfried: We are building the temple of humanity. (2019), p. 294
  7. ↑ Freemasons Wiki, [4] Retrieved May 19, 2016
  8. ^ Salier-Verlag , accessed on April 14, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Lehner, Alfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soldier, poet, essayist and freemason
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2019
Place of death Schorndorf