Author:KONIG, KARL, SELG, PETER

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Kaspar Hauser and Karl Konig

By: KONIG, KARL, BLAXLAND-DE LANGE, SIMON, STEEL, RICHARD, SELG, PETER

Price: $37.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2012

Seller ID: 12253

ISBN: 086315879X

10 b/w illustrations
Kaspar Hauser was a young man who appeared on the streets of Nuremberg in Germany in the early nineteenth century. His innocence and mysterious background captured the hearts of many at the time. 2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Kaspar Hauser's birth. This timely book draws together Karl Konig's thoughts on the enigma of Kaspar Hauser, as well as exploring Konig's deep connection to the young man. The book includes Konig's essay 'The Story of Kaspar Hauser', as well as essays from Peter Selg on 'Konig, Wegman and Kaspar Hauser' and Richard Steel on how Konig spoke...
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Karl Konig: My Task Autobiography and Biography

By: KONIG, KARL, SELG, PETER

Price: $23.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2008

Seller ID: 668

ISBN: 0863156282

31 b/w illustrations
Born in 1902 into a Jewish family, Karl Konig grew up in Vienna in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied medicine and during this time came across the work of Rudolf Steiner. Soon after graduating he worked with Ita Wegman in Switzerland, where he also met his wife, Tilla. He was a pioneer in the early days of Pilgramshain, a home for children with special needs in Silesia, Germany. However, in 1936 under political pressure he left Germany for Austria. Here he had a large medical practice as well as being the focus of a group of young people inter...
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Ita Wegman and Karl Konig Letters and Documents

By: SELG, PETER AND KONIG, KARL AND WEGMAN, ITA

Price: $37.99

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 921

ISBN: 0863156614

Ita Wegman, born in 1876 to a Dutch family living in Indonesia, first met Rudolf Steiner in Berlin in 1902 when she was 26 years old. She studied medicine at the University of Zurich and in 1917, following Steiner's indications, developed a treatment for cancer using mistletoe. In 1921 she founded the first anthroposophical medical clinic, in Arlesheim, Switzerland, followed in 1922 by the Sonnenhof home for children with special needs.
Karl König first met Wegman in 1927, and she quickly recognized his great potential, as well as his weaknesses. She invited him to work at the Arleshe...
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Karl Konig`s Path to Anthroposophy Reflections from His Diaries

By: SELG, PETER, KONIG, KARL

Price: $25.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2008

Seller ID: 669

ISBN: 0863156290

8 b/w illustrations
This book follows Karl Konig's spiritual journey from his early years to the end of his life. Through the words of his diaries, in which his battles with health and his impatient temperament are recorded with merciless honesty, we can follow his inner path that led to profound insights into the nature of children with special needs. His personal wrestlings and innate spirituality laid the foundation for his work in the Camphill Schools and Villages. This book includes facsimile reproductions of some of Konig's original diary pages. About the Karl Konig Archive: Karl K...
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Author:KONIG, KARL, SELG, PETER

Kaspar Hauser and Karl Konig

Karl Konig: My Task Autobiography and Biography

Ita Wegman and Karl Konig Letters and Documents

Karl Konig`s Path to Anthroposophy Reflections from His Diaries