Rudolf von Koschützki

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Rudolf Ernst von Koschützki (born April 8, 1866 in Tarnowitz , Upper Silesia , † March 16, 1954 in Stuttgart ) was a German farmer and writer and one of the founders of the anthroposophical Christian community .

Life

The father was an estate manager on various estates in Upper Silesia, and Rudolf von Koschützki learned the trade of a farmer in the same way.

The most drastic experience for him was the railway accident that occurred on October 18, 1891 at 1 a.m. in Kohlfurt . When the express train pulled by two locomotives arrived from Breslau to Berlin , a shunting locomotive that had set off too early drove into the flank of the express train. There were 8 dead and 6 seriously injured. Koschützki stood on the threshold of death for hours and struggled to be conscious. He thought he was looking over to the death side; but he wanted to live on earth. Only in between, between soul and body, something had gotten out of hand "(Koschützki: Fahrt ins Erdenland 1933, p. 171). His precise account of it is one of the best-documented near-death experiences .

After this event he could no longer be a farmer. At the suggestion of an uncle, he became a writer. In 1892 he married Martha Louise Cordua (1865–1947).

From 1914 he lived in Potsdam , later in Berlin. There he met Friedrich Rittelmeyer in 1916 and through him in the spring of 1917 Rudolf Steiner . During the First World War he was a war correspondent.

Rudolf von Koschützki was involved in a leading position in the establishment of biodynamic agriculture in Silesia. On September 16, 1922 he was ordained a priest in the Christian Community as one of its founders.

In 1947 his wife, with whom he had lived for almost 60 years, died.

Works (selection)

  • The treasure in the field: a book for German youth, Hamburg 1914
  • From plow to spring, Stuttgart 1920
  • The source of strength, 1921 publishing house of the blue books - Karl robert Langewiesche - Königstein im Taunus and Leipzig
  • From the bright life, Stuttgart 1927
  • Journey to Erdenland: Ein Menschenschicksal, Stuttgart 1933, ²1940, ³1952 (autobiography)
  • Sun on Earth, Stuttgart 1937
  • Letters to the youth, Stuttgart 1957
  • Letters to the children, Stuttgart 1957
  • Dreams, Stuttgart 1955

Web links

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  1. ↑ Herbert Fritsche: The First Born, Berlin 1940, pp. 302-304
  2. ↑ Jesko von Hoegen: The hero of Tannenberg. Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar, 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-17006-6 , p. 51 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
personal data
SURNAME Koschützki, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koschützki, Rudolf Ernst von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German farmer and writer as well as one of the co-founders of the anthroposophical Christian community
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarnowitz , Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1954
Place of death Stuttgart