Edward Maitland

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Edward Maitland

Edward Maitland (born October 27, 1824 in Ipswich , England , † October 2, 1897 in Tonbridge , England) was an English author and theosophist .

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Maitland studied at Gonville and Caius College , Cambridge from which he graduated in 1847 with a Bachelor of Arts . Contrary to his father's wish to pursue a church career, he went to Mexico in 1848 and to the USA in 1849 , where he was one of the Forty-Niners in the California gold rush . He later settled in Australia , where he married Esther Charlotte Bradley (1834-1856) on May 3, 1855 . The marriage resulted in son Charles. As a result of his marriage, which meant a social appreciation, he was appointed Commissioner of crown lands of Goulburn (near Canberra ) in May 1855 and was president of the Goulburn School of Art .

After his return to England in 1858 he began to work as a writer and published a number of books from 1867. His life changed, spiritualism and humanity moved into focus, there was also an interest in spiritualism . In the summer of 1873 Anna Kingsford read one of his works and began an exchange of letters with Maitland which led to a first meeting of the two in February 1874. A friendship began that lasted until Kingsford's death in 1888.

Together they joined the London Lodge and thus the Theosophical Society in September 1882 . On January 7, 1883, he was elected Vice President of the London Lodge, while Kingsford took over the presidency. When Kingsford was voted out of office on April 6, 1884, Maitland also lost his vice-presidential post. Then they founded the Hermetic Society together on May 9, 1884 , which was close to Theosophy , but was independent of the Theosophical Society. After Kingsford's death in 1888, he founded the Esoteric Christian Union in 1891 .

Works (selection)

  • By and by, a historical romance of the future. Gregg Press, Boston 1977, ISBN 0-8398-2379-7 . (Reprint from 1873)
  • England and Islam. Kessinger, Whitefish 2003, ISBN 0-7661-2691-9 . (Reprint from 1877)
  • The Life of Anna Kingsford Part 1. Kessinger, Whitefish undated , ISBN 0-7661-2892-X . (Reprint from 1896)
  • The Life of Anna Kingsford Part 2. Kessinger, Whitefish undated , ISBN 0-7661-3172-6 . (Reprint from 1913)
  • The Story of the New Gospel of Interpretation. Adamant Media, Boston 2005, ISBN 1-4021-6803-9 . (Reprint from 1893)

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SURNAME Maitland, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English author and theosophist
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Ipswich , England
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1897
Place of death Tonbridge , England