Wilhelm Rath (writer)
Wilhelm Rath (born May 14, 1897 in Berlin ; † January 13, 1973 in Wolfsberg , Austria ) was a German biodynamic farmer and author. His research on German mysticism and the Chartres School led to numerous publications on the Friends of God and the "Friends of God from the Oberland", Alanus from Insulis , Bernardus Silvestris and Johannes von Hildesheim .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1914, he registered for military service and was quartered as a prisoner of war in England, where he got to know anthroposophy . After the war, he contacted Rudolf Steiner and from 1935 worked as a farmer in Austria.
Together with Ernst Lehrs , he contributed significantly to the organization of the educational youth course in 1922 and thereby to the establishment of an esoteric youth group with the help of Rudolf Steiner.
Works
- The friend of God from the Oberland . Heitz, Leipzig 1930. (5th edition. Verlag Freies Geistesleben , Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-7725-0559-1 )
- The imagery of the Goetheanum stained glass windows . Mellinger, Stuttgart 1971.
- Rudolf Steiner and Thomas Aquinas . Perseus, Basel 1991. (2nd supplemented edition. 2010, ISBN 978-3-907564-09-7 )
As editor or translator:
- Alanus from Insulis: The Anticlaudian or The Books of the Heavenly Creation of the New Man . 2nd Edition. 1983, ISBN 3-88069-071-5 .
- Bernardus Silvestris: About the all-encompassing unity of the world . 3. Edition. 1989, ISBN 3-88069-070-7 .
- Johannes von Hildesheim: The legend of the three kings . Berlin 1925. (2nd edition. Mellinger, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-88069-152-5 )
- The book of the grail . Free Spiritual Life Publishing House, Stuttgart 1968.
- Rudolf Steiner's youth in Austria . The coming ones, Freiburg im Breisgau 1971.
literature
- Benjamin Schmidt: Wilhelm Rath - A pioneer of youth. Free Spiritual Life Publishing House, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-7725-1922-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wilhelm Rath . Biographical entry in the online documentation of the anthroposophical research center Kulturimpuls
- ↑ Ernst Lehrs: Lived Expectation. Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-88069-088-X .
- ↑ Rudolf Steiner: From the contents of the esoteric hours. Volume 3 (GA 266 C). Dornach 1998, ISBN 3-7274-2663-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rath, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biodynamic farmer and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1973 |
| Place of death | Wolfsberg (Carinthia) , Austria |