Henry Steel Olcott
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Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, lawyer, and journalist who became a prominent spiritual leader as a co-founder and first president of the Theosophical Society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Steel Olcott canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ occultist ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832-08-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Orange, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Adyar
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surface form:
Adyar, Madras, India
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| coFounded | Theosophical Society ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
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William Quan Judge ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1907-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of the City of New York
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Olcott ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Theosophy
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religious reform ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Steel Olcott self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Olcott Memorial School in Adyar
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statues in Sri Lanka commemorating him ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist education in Sri Lanka
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modern Theosophical movement ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| movement |
Buddhist modernism
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Theosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first well-known American convert to Buddhism
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leading the Buddhist revival in Ceylon ⓘ promoting Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| notableWork | Old Diary Leaves ⓘ |
| occupation |
agricultural commissioner
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author ⓘ journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Adyar
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surface form:
Adyar, Madras, India
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| positionHeld | President of the Theosophical Society ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Adyar
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surface form:
Adyar, Madras, India
Colombo ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo, Ceylon
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| startTime | 1875 ⓘ |
| wrote |
Buddhist Catechism
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People from the Other World ⓘ |
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