Irma von Lorentz

Irma von Lorentz (née Anger; born August 30, 1904 in Berlin ; † September 1, 2001 in Stuttgart ) was a German archaeologist and anthroposophist .

Irma Anger grew up in Berlin, studied biology for two semesters in Tübingen and then switched to classical archeology. After studying in Berlin , Halle (Saale) and Leipzig , she was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . In 1932 she married the archaeologist Friedrich von Lorentz (1902–1968), with whom she had studied together. In the same year the couple moved to Cologne , where Friedrich von Lorentz worked as an assistant at the University's Archaeological Institute .

During the time of National Socialism , Irma von Lorentz was unable to pursue an academic career because of Jewish ancestors. Nevertheless, she found recognition for her work in professional circles and wrote several articles for the real encyclopedia of classical antiquity (RE). Together with her husband, she emigrated to England in 1937 in order to open up career prospects abroad. However, they did not find a job and had to return to Germany when the Second World War broke out in September 1939.

After the war, Irma von Lorentz worked at the interpreting school and at the adult education center, where she gave lectures and courses on art history . After her divorce (1953) she intensified this activity. Her research focus shifted to anthroposophy , where she found clear cultural relationships with astrology , which she had been working on for a long time . In 1972 she moved to Stuttgart for family reasons , where she wrote her study Star Rhythms in History . After the publication (1986) she began a work on the connection between death horoscopes and star rhythms, which she could no longer complete.

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• Star rhythms in history . Stuttgart 1986

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• Messages from her son Dr. Harry von Lorentz (Tübingen), July 11, 2011 and June 18, 2013