Hermann Poppelbaum Dr. Phil. (1891–1979) was an

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Dr. Poppelbaum was well known in both

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as an expert on the works of the Austrian philosopher

Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century as a ...

(1861–1925). Dr. Poppelbaum was a Visiting Lecturer in

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

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near Rochester, NY. In 1963, shortly before the death of Guenther Wachsmuth, the Executive Council at the

Goetheanum The Goetheanum, located in Dornach, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. The building was designed by Rudolf Steiner and named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It includes two performa ...

announced the formation of the “Section for Nutrition and Agriculture” to be led by Gerhard Schmidt. The remainder of the Natural Science Section was then headed by Poppelbaum.

Works

*Mensch und Tier by Hermann Poppelbaum (Philosophisch-Anthroposophischer Verlag Goetheanum, 1975) *Entwicklung, Vererbung und Abstammung, wie Rudolf Steiner sie sehen lehrte by Hermann Poppelbaum (Philosophisch-Anthorposophischer Verlag am Goetheanum, 1974) *A new zoology. by Hermann Poppelbaum (Philosophic-Anthroposophic Press, 1961) *Mensch und Tier by Hermann Poppelbaum (Philosophisch-Anthroposophischer Verlag am Goetheanum, 1956) *Man and animal by Hermann Poppelbaum (Anthroposophical publishing co., Anthroposophic press, 1931) *Man's eternal biography by Hermann Poppelbaum(Adonis Press, 1945) *The battle for a new consciousness by Hermann Poppelbaum (Mercury Press, 1993) Paperback *Tier- Wesenskunde. by Hermann Poppelbaum (Verlag am Goetheanum, January 1, 1982) Paperback *Enigmas del Destino. Encarnacion Reencarnacion by Hermann Poppelbaum (Antroposofica, January 2005) Paperback *Man as Compendium of the Animal Kingdom by Hermann Poppelbaum (from the Autumn 1944 edition of ''The Forerunner'') *Can Supersensible Facts Be Proven? by Hermann Popelbaum (published in ''Journal for Anthroposophy'', Spring, 1970, #11.) *Die Seelischen Und Geistigen Untergrunde Des Sports. (Philo-Anthroposophischer Verlag, C. 1929) *Menschengemässe Naturerkenntnis-Gesammelte Aufsätze. Rudolf Geering. 1942 *Schicksalsrätsel-Verkörperung Und Wiederverkörperung. Phil. -Anthr. 1959 *Im Kampf Um Ein Neues BewußTsein. Novalis-Verlag. 1948 *Tier-Wesenskunde. Verlag Emil Weises Buchh. 1937 *Tier-Wesenskunde. Zweite, Erweiterte Auflage. Phil. -Anthr. Verlag. 1954 *Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening (Bio-Dynamic Agricultural. 1950) *Truth and Error in Astrology. (New Knowledge Books, England) *New Light on Heredity and Evolution by H. Poppelbaum. Paperback Date Published: 1977 http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=4650526&matches=1&author=Poppelbaum%2C+Hermann&browse=1&cm_sp=works*listing*title

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poppelbaum, Hermann Anthroposophists German anthropologists 1891 births 1979 deaths German psychologists 20th-century anthropologists 20th-century psychologists

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