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Rudolf von Sebottendorf

1875 - 1945

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Adam Alfred Rudolf Glauer also known as Rudolf Freiherr von Sebottendorff (or Sebottendorf; 9 November 1875 - 8 May 1945) was a German occultist, writer, intelligence agent and political activist. He was the founder of the Thule Society, a post-World War I German occultist organization where he played a key role, and that influenced many members of the Nazi Party. He was a Freemason, a Sufi of the Bektashi order - after his conversion to Islam - and a practitioner of meditation, astrology, numerology, and alchemy. He also used the alias Erwin Torre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf von Sebottendorf is the 1,208th most popular writer (down from 1,171st in 2019), the 1,241st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,168th in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Writer.

Rudolf von Sebottendorf was a German occultist and member of the Thule Society. He is most famous for his involvement in the failed Beer Hall Putsch of 1923.

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Among writers, Rudolf von Sebottendorf ranks 1,208 out of 7,302. Before him are Lü Dongbin, Matthias Flacius, Symeon the New Theologian, Jan Długosz, Richard Matheson, and Rex Stout. After him are Diana Mosley, Irwin Shaw, Khushal Khattak, Noah Gordon, Ahmed Deedat, and Shi Nai'an.

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Among people born in 1875, Rudolf von Sebottendorf ranks 41. Before him are Matthias Erzberger, Zhang Zuolin, Mihály Károlyi, Albert Marquet, Nobuyuki Abe, and Sisowath Monivong. After him are Cléo de Mérode, Mistinguett, Ludwig Prandtl, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Franco Alfano, and Qiu Jin. Among people deceased in 1945, Rudolf von Sebottendorf ranks 88. Before him are Harry Daghlian, Franz Ziereis, Plutarco Elías Calles, Hans Oster, Elisabeth Volkenrath, and Mitsuru Ushijima. After him are John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, Charles Fabry, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, Josef Čapek, and Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf von Sebottendorf ranks 1,241 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Karl Achard (1753), Hermann Alexander Diels (1848), Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601), and Paul Natorp (1854). After him are Manfred Rommel (1928), Ludwig Reichenbach (1793), Robert Michels (1876), William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Rudolf von Sebottendorf ranks 77. Before him are Tannhäuser (1205), Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (1868), Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777), and Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929). After him are Siegfried Kracauer (1889), Gottfried Benn (1886), Anton Praetorius (1560), Theodor Storm (1817), Kurt Tucholsky (1890), and Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736).

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