# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karlfried-graf-durckheim
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:03:03.329Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/karlfried-graf-durckheim"
name: "Karlfried Graf Dürckheim"
slug: "karlfried-graf-durckheim"
description: "Karl Friedrich Alfred Heinrich Ferdinand Maria Graf Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin was a German diplomat, psychotherapist and Zen master. A veteran of World War I, he was introduced to Zen early in life. After obtaining a doctorate in psychology, he became a supporter of the Nazi Party. Following World War II he was imprisoned in Japan which transformed him spiritually. Upon returning to Germany he became a leading proponent of Western esotericism, synthesizing teachings from Christian mysticism, depth psychology."
tagline: "German diplomat and psychotherapist (1896–1988)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prabhupada_on_a_morning_walk_with_Baron_von_Durkheim_in_Frankfurt.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1896-10-24"
deathDate: "1988-12-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.75
  momentum:             0.04761904761904762
  historical:           5.565414666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlfried_Graf_D%C3%BCrckheim"
    title: "Karlfried Graf Dürckheim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%85"
    title: "كارلفريد جراف دوركخيم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%94%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BC"
    title: "Карлфрид Дюркхайм"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4"
    title: "Дюркгейм, Карлфрид"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlfried_Graf_D%C3%BCrckheim"
    title: "Karlfried Graf Dürckheim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlfried_Graf_D%C3%BCrckheim"
    title: "Karlfried Graf Dürckheim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72836"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump