Rudolf Steiner
1861 – 1925 Austrian philosopher, educator
Austrian thinker who founded Waldorf education around stages of child development and the arts.
- Religion
- Founder of Anthroposophy.
- Affiliations
- Founded the Waldorf school movement.
Rudolf Steiner developed a spiritual philosophy he called Anthroposophy and applied it to education. In 1919 he opened the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart for the children of factory workers. Waldorf education emphasizes imagination, the arts, and teaching matched to developmental stages, and it has grown into a worldwide network of schools.
Connections
- rival of Annie Besant — Broke with Besant's Theosophical Society over Krishnamurti and Eastern focus.
- influenced Helena Blavatsky — Began within the Theosophy she founded before departing from it.
- influenced Max Heindel — Briefly studied with Steiner before founding his own body.