Oskar Adler (musician)
Oskar Adler (born June 4, 1875 in Vienna , † May 15, 1955 in London ) was an Austrian doctor , musician and astrologer . He was a brother of Max Adler .
Life
Along with Hermann Jordan he invented in 1893, the Octavin named woodwind instrument , could not prevail. He played with Franz Schmidt in Schönberg's quartet . According to Arnold Schönberg's testimony, it was Oskar Adler who introduced him to music theory , philosophy and poetry . Adler came to astrology through the Viennese astrologer Baroness Hamar. He was concerned with the esoteric foundations of astrology; not the prognosis . From 1930 to 1938 only a small group dealt with his work. In 1938 he had to flee to London as a Jew. Only after the Second World War were his writings reissued under the title: Testament of Astrology . He was married to Paula Freud, a niece of Sigmund Freud . There is an exchange of letters with Albert Einstein .
Fonts
- The Critique of Pure Music. Vienna 1918.
- Introduction to astrology as a secret science. Vienna 1935–1937. New edition under the title The Testament of Astrology. 4 volumes. Hugendubel, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-88034-540-6 .
literature
- Joseph Henry Auner: A Schoenberg Reader: Documents of a Life. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven 2003, ISBN 0-300-09540-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Oskar Adler in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adler, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian doctor, musician and astrologer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1955 |
| Place of death | London |