93,820 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Karlfried Graf Dürckheim

✓ Source-basedstable

German diplomat and psychotherapist (1896-1988)

GermanyWritersLived 1896 to 1988 · aged 92
Compare
Fame46.8
Momentum0.0
Languages6
In century#184,241

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.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Bassenheim Castle near Koblenz in Germany (2005)Bassenheim Castle near Koblenz in Germany (2005)Sugamo Prison on 22 December 1948Sugamo Prison on 22 December 1948

Awards 1

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Writers from Germany 6

Herbert Rosendorfer46.8Lea Ackermann46.7Hans von Herwarth46.8Hans Keilson46.7Bodo Schäfer46.8Karl Walter Lindenlaub46.7

About this person

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.

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1988 · aged 92
Written about in
6 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.