OCCULTIST
Erik Jan Hanussen
1889 - 1933

Erik Jan Hanussen
Erik Jan Hanussen, born Hermann Steinschneider (2 June 1889 – 25 March 1933), was an Austrian publicist, charlatan and clairvoyant performer. Acclaimed in his lifetime as a hypnotist, mentalist, occultist and astrologer, Hanussen was active in Weimar Republic Germany and also at the beginning of Nazi Germany. He is said to have instructed Adolf Hitler in performance and the achievement of dramatic effect, and for treating Hitler during his depression. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Jan Hanussen is the 21st most popular occultist (down from 18th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Austria (down from 309th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Occultist.
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Among OCCULTISTS
Among occultists, Erik Jan Hanussen ranks 21 out of 41. Before him are A. E. Waite, Manly P. Hall, Tituba, Edward Kelley, Gérard Encausse, and Guido von List. After him are Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Robert Fludd, Elias Ashmole, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Nina Kulagina, and Alice Bailey.
Most Popular Occultists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsA. E. Waite
1857 - 1942
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 15
Manly P. Hall
1901 - 1990
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 16
Tituba
1650 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 17
Edward Kelley
1555 - 1597
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 18
Gérard Encausse
1865 - 1916
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 19
Guido von List
1848 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20
Erik Jan Hanussen
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 21
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
1776 - 1853
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 22
Robert Fludd
1574 - 1637
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 23
Elias Ashmole
1617 - 1692
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 24
Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
1743 - 1803
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 25
Nina Kulagina
1926 - 1990
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 26
Alice Bailey
1880 - 1949
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Erik Jan Hanussen ranks 56. Before him are Otto Georg Thierack, Li Dazhao, Richard Réti, Lyubov Popova, Siegfried Kracauer, and Hannes Meyer. After him are Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Efim Bogoljubov, Beno Gutenberg, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Walther Gerlach, and Olave Baden-Powell. Among people deceased in 1933, Erik Jan Hanussen ranks 26. Before him are Princess Thyra of Denmark, Oskar Potiorek, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Erhard Heiden, Frank Jarvis, and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia. After him are Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Kenji Miyazawa, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Anna de Noailles, Carl Correns, and Henry Royce.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsOtto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 50
Li Dazhao
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1927
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 51
Richard Réti
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 52
Lyubov Popova
PAINTER
1889 - 1924
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 53
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 54
Hannes Meyer
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 55
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 56
Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 57
Efim Bogoljubov
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 58
Beno Gutenberg
GEOLOGIST
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 59
Gunnar Gunnarsson
WRITER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 60
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 61
Olave Baden-Powell
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1933
Go to all RankingsPrincess Thyra of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1933
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 20
Oskar Potiorek
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1933
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 21
Hipólito Yrigoyen
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 22
Erhard Heiden
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1933
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 23
Frank Jarvis
ATHLETE
1878 - 1933
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 24
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1933
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 25
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 26
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
MOUNTAINEER
1873 - 1933
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 27
Kenji Miyazawa
WRITER
1896 - 1933
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 28
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh
PAINTER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 29
Anna de Noailles
WRITER
1876 - 1933
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 30
Carl Correns
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1933
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 31
Henry Royce
ENGINEER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 32
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Erik Jan Hanussen ranks 320 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz Böhme (1885), Franz König (1905), Peter Altenberg (1859), Guido von List (1848), Hans Krankl (1953), and Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858). After him are Agnes of Austria (1151), Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), Peter Fendi (1796), Max Adler (1873), Joseph Mohr (1792), and Fritjof Capra (1939).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFranz Böhme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 314
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 315
Peter Altenberg
WRITER
1859 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 316
Guido von List
OCCULTIST
1848 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 317
Hans Krankl
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 318
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 319
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 320
Agnes of Austria
POLITICIAN
1151 - 1182
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 321
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1998
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 322
Peter Fendi
PAINTER
1796 - 1842
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 323
Max Adler
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 324
Joseph Mohr
WRITER
1792 - 1848
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 325
Fritjof Capra
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 326
Among OCCULTISTS In Austria
Among occultists born in Austria, Erik Jan Hanussen ranks 2. Before him are Guido von List (1848). After him are Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels (1874).
Guido von List
1848 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1
Erik Jan Hanussen
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
1874 - 1954
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 3