Eleanor Merry | |
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| Born | 17 December 1873 |
| Died | 16 June 1956 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Anthroposophist |
Eleanor Merry (17 December 1873 – 16 June 1956) was an English poet, artist, musician and anthroposophist interested in esotericism. She studied in Vienna and met Rudolf Steiner in 1922 after becoming interested in his teachings. She later organized Summer Schools at which Steiner gave lectures, and was secretary for the World Conference on Spiritual Science in London in 1928. [1]
Her father was a classical scholar and professor of Ancient Greek, Herbert Snow aka Kynaston. [2] She began to attend school at the age of 13.
She married a surgeon, Merry, and they had a son and daughter. In 1922 her husband died of pneumonia.
She was present at the founding of the new General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland around New Year 1923/24. It is likely that the theme of the ensuing Summer School at Torquay in 1924, "True and False Paths in Spiritual Investigation" (GA 243). stemmed from a conversation she had with Rudolf Steiner on this occasion. [3]
In Britain after Rudolf Steiner's death she acted as secretary of the anthroposophical World Conference in London of 1928 which led to the establishing of Biodynamic agriculture in Britain. [4]
She died on 16. June 1956 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.
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