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	'''Daniel Nicol Dunlop''' was a Scottish entrepreneur and [[Theosophy\|Theosophist]] who later joined [[Rudolf Steiner]]'s [[~~https://theosophy.wiki/en/~~Anthroposophy#Anthroposohical_Society\|Anthroposophical Society]].		'''Daniel Nicol Dunlop''' was a Scottish entrepreneur and [[Theosophy\|Theosophist]] who later joined [[Rudolf Steiner]]'s [[Anthroposophy#Anthroposohical_Society\|Anthroposophical Society]].

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	=== Theosophical work ===		=== Theosophical work ===

	=== Articles ===		==== Articles ====
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=author 119 articles written by Dunlop]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=title 17 articles about him]'''. Dunlop edited '''[[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']]''' in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called '''''The Path''''' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited '''''Anthroposophy''''', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. .		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=author 119 articles written by Dunlop]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=title 17 articles about him]'''. Dunlop edited '''[[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']]''' in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called '''''The Path''''' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited '''''Anthroposophy''''', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. .

	=== Books and pamphlets ===		==== Books and pamphlets ====
	* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".		* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".
	* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.		* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.

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	'''Daniel Nicol Dunlop''' was a Scottish entrepreneur and [[Theosophy\|Theosophist]] who later joined [[Rudolf Steiner]]'s [[Anthroposophical Society]].		'''Daniel Nicol Dunlop''' was a Scottish entrepreneur and [[Theosophy\|Theosophist]] who later joined [[Rudolf Steiner]]'s [[https://theosophy.wiki/en/Anthroposophy#Anthroposohical_Society\|Anthroposophical Society]].

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	== Professional career ==		== Professional career ==
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	Mr. Dunlop held important posts in the '''British Electrical and Allied manufacturers' Association''' (B.E.A.M.A.). He was organizer and first chairman of the '''World Energy Conferences''', which started in Wembley, London in 1924.<ref>Gil McHattie, ''The Knights Templar: Influences from the Past and Impulses for the Future'' (London: Temple Lodge Publishing, 2011), 190.</ref> The idea was to bring together scientists, engineers, politicians, and others to consider how energy could be best used within the context of the new internationalism following World War I. An executive committee had 23 members, each representing the electrical industry of a country. Germany was included. They considered such issues as interconnectivity, pricing, duties, regulations, and technical issues.<ref>Vincent Lagendijk, ''Electrifying Europe: The Power of Europe in the Construction of Electricity Networks'' (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008), 59-60.</ref> The conferences have continued for over 90 years, now under the name of '''World Energy Council'''.		Mr. Dunlop held important posts in the '''British Electrical and Allied manufacturers' Association''' (B.E.A.M.A.). He was organizer and first chairman of the '''World Energy Conferences''', which started in Wembley, London in 1924.<ref>Gil McHattie, ''The Knights Templar: Influences from the Past and Impulses for the Future'' (London: Temple Lodge Publishing, 2011), 190.</ref> The idea was to bring together scientists, engineers, politicians, and others to consider how energy could be best used within the context of the new internationalism following World War I. An executive committee had 23 members, each representing the electrical industry of a country. Germany was included. They considered such issues as interconnectivity, pricing, duties, regulations, and technical issues.<ref>Vincent Lagendijk, ''Electrifying Europe: The Power of Europe in the Construction of Electricity Networks'' (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008), 59-60.</ref> The conferences have continued for over 90 years, now under the name of '''World Energy Council'''.

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	=== Theosophical work ===		=== Theosophical work ===

	Dunlop edited '''[[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']]''' in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called '''''The Path''''' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited '''''Anthroposophy''''', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. ~~The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=dunlop&page=0 1457 articles written by, edited by, or about Dunlop]~~.		=== Articles ===
			The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=author 119 articles written by Dunlop]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=dunlop&s=title 17 articles about him]'''. Dunlop edited '''[[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']]''' in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called '''''The Path''''' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited '''''Anthroposophy''''', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. .

			=== Books and pamphlets ===
	* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".		* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".
	* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.		* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.

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	=== Theosophical work ===		=== Theosophical work ===

	Dunlop edited [[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']] in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called ''The Path'' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited ''Anthroposophy'', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=dunlop&page=0 1457 articles written by, edited by, or about Dunlop].		Dunlop edited '''[[The Irish Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Irish Theosophist'']]''' in Dublin, Ireland from 1892 to 1897. He also edited a Theosophical periodical called '''''The Path''''' [different from the New York journal of the same name] from 1910-1914, in London. After leaving the Theosophical Society, he edited '''''Anthroposophy''''', from 1926-1933, in London. He wrote articles printed in [[The Lamp (periodical)\|''The Lamp'']], [[The Occult Review (periodical)\|''The Occult Review'']], and other periodicals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] list [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=dunlop&page=0 1457 articles written by, edited by, or about Dunlop].

	* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".		* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".

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	* '''''Nature-Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements'''''. London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1921. 35 pages.		* '''''Nature-Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements'''''. London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1921. 35 pages.
	* '''''British Destiny: the Principles of Progress'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 113 pages.		* '''''British Destiny: the Principles of Progress'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 113 pages.

			== Additional resources ==

			* Meyer, T. H. '''''D. N. Dunlop: A Man of Our Time: A Biography'''''. Temple Lodge Publishing, 2014. Translated from German by Ian Bass; Afterword by Owen Barfield.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	Daniel Nicol Dunlop was born [[December 28]], 1868, at Kilmarnock, Scotland.		Daniel Nicol Dunlop was born [[December 28]], 1868, at Kilmarnock, in the southwestern region of Scotland, in a Quaker family. He married Eleanor Fitzpatrick, and they had a son and two daughters.

	== Professional career ==		== Professional career ==

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	In ~~1920~~ Mr. Dunlop ~~presented~~ the [[Blavatsky Lectures\|Blavatsky Lecture]] on the topic [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf "Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements"].		In 1918 Mr. Dunlop proposed the idea of an annual [[Blavatsky Lectures\|Blavatsky Lecture]] series, and the Executive Committee of the Theosophical Society in England enthusiastically agreed.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver in Preface to Blavatsky Lecture No. 1, 1919.</ref> The first lecture was by [[Edward L. Gardner]], and in 1920 Dunlop himself gave the third lecture on the topic [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf "Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements"].

	[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:		[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:

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	== Theosophical Society involvement ==		== Theosophical Society involvement ==

			In 1920 Mr. Dunlop presented the [[Blavatsky Lectures\|Blavatsky Lecture]] on the topic [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf "Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements"].

	[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:		[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	Daniel Nicol Dunlop was born [[December 28]], 1868, at Kilmarnock, in the southwestern region of Scotland, in a Quaker family. He married Eleanor Fitzpatrick, and they had a son and two daughters.		Daniel Nicol Dunlop was born [[December 28]], 1868, at Kilmarnock, in the southwestern region of Scotland, in a Quaker family. He married Eleanor Fitzpatrick, and they had a son and two daughters.<ref>"Dunlop, Daniel Nicol," ''The International Theosophical Year Book 1938'', Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938: 173.</ref>

	== Professional career ==		== Professional career ==

	Dunlop was organizer and first chairman of the '''World Energy Conferences''', which started in Wembley, London in 1924.<ref>Gil McHattie, ''The Knights Templar: Influences from the Past and Impulses for the Future'' (London: Temple Lodge Publishing, 2011), 190.</ref> The idea was to bring together scientists, engineers, politicians, and others to consider how energy could be best used within the context of the new internationalism following World War I. An executive committee had 23 members, each representing the electrical industry of a country. Germany was included. They considered such issues as interconnectivity, pricing, duties, regulations, and technical issues.<ref>Vincent Lagendijk, ''Electrifying Europe: The Power of Europe in the Construction of Electricity Networks'' (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008), 59-60.</ref> The conferences have continued for over 90 years, now under the name of '''World Energy Council'''.		Mr. Dunlop held important posts in the '''British Electrical and Allied manufacturers' Association''' (B.E.A.M.A.). He was organizer and first chairman of the '''World Energy Conferences''', which started in Wembley, London in 1924.<ref>Gil McHattie, ''The Knights Templar: Influences from the Past and Impulses for the Future'' (London: Temple Lodge Publishing, 2011), 190.</ref> The idea was to bring together scientists, engineers, politicians, and others to consider how energy could be best used within the context of the new internationalism following World War I. An executive committee had 23 members, each representing the electrical industry of a country. Germany was included. They considered such issues as interconnectivity, pricing, duties, regulations, and technical issues.<ref>Vincent Lagendijk, ''Electrifying Europe: The Power of Europe in the Construction of Electricity Networks'' (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008), 59-60.</ref> The conferences have continued for over 90 years, now under the name of '''World Energy Council'''.

	== Theosophical Society involvement ==		== Theosophical Society involvement ==

	In 1918 ~~Mr. Dunlop~~ proposed the idea of an annual [[Blavatsky Lectures\|Blavatsky Lecture]] series, and the Executive Committee of the Theosophical Society in England enthusiastically agreed.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver in Preface to Blavatsky Lecture No. 1, 1919.</ref> The first lecture was by [[Edward L. Gardner]], and in 1920 Dunlop himself gave the third lecture on the topic [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf "Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements"].		Dunlop joined the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] in Dublin and pioneered Summer Schools.<ref>"Dunlop, Daniel Nicol," ''The International Theosophical Year Book 1938'', Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938: 173.</ref> In 1918 he proposed the idea of an annual '''[[Blavatsky Lectures\|Blavatsky Lecture]] series''', and the Executive Committee of the Theosophical Society in England enthusiastically agreed.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver in Preface to Blavatsky Lecture No. 1, 1919.</ref> The first lecture was by [[Edward L. Gardner]], and in 1920 Dunlop himself gave the third lecture on the topic [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf "Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements"].

	[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:		[[Clara Codd]] wrote of her experience meeting him in the library of the Theosophical Society in England:
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	Another famous person who often came in was Mr. Daniel Dunlop, the organizer of a world-wide Federation of Electrical Engineers. He was Irish to the core, and had once been part of the famous Theosophical Group in Dublin which had numbered among its adherents W. B. Yeats and George Russell (AE). An ardent devotee of [[William Quan Judge\|William Q. Judge]] and the youngest of his forty-seven disciples, Mr. Dunlop had followed Judge when the latter broke away from the main Society and founded in America what was known as the [[Point Loma\|Point Loma Theosophical Society]] now resident at Covina, California. He could not get along with Judge's successor, [[Katherine Tingley\|Mrs. Katherine Tingley]], so he returned to [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|our Society]], though later he left us again to join the Anthroposophical Society under the leadership of Rudolf Steiner. That is quite a common practice in the Theosophical Society; so any attracted by the thought, drift in and out. A small proportion can never leave it again; for them it is life and eternity."<ref>Clara Codd, ''So Rich a Life'' (Pretoria: Institute for Theosophical Publicity, 1956), 96.</ref>		Another famous person who often came in was Mr. Daniel Dunlop, the organizer of a world-wide Federation of Electrical Engineers. He was Irish to the core, and had once been part of the famous Theosophical Group in Dublin which had numbered among its adherents [[William Butler Yeats\|W. B. Yeats]] and [[George William Russell\|George Russell]] (AE). An ardent devotee of [[William Quan Judge\|William Q. Judge]] and the youngest of his forty-seven disciples, Mr. Dunlop had followed Judge when the latter broke away from the main Society and founded in America what was known as the [[Point Loma\|Point Loma Theosophical Society]] now resident at Covina, California. He could not get along with Judge's successor, [[Katherine Tingley\|Mrs. Katherine Tingley]], so he returned to [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|our Society]], though later he left us again to join the Anthroposophical Society under the leadership of Rudolf Steiner. That is quite a common practice in the Theosophical Society; so any attracted by the thought, drift in and out. A small proportion can never leave it again; for them it is life and eternity."<ref>Clara Codd, ''So Rich a Life'' (Pretoria: Institute for Theosophical Publicity, 1956), 96.</ref>
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	* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".		* '''''The Path of Attainment'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 107 pages. Foreword by George S. Arundale. "This book contains three addresses, originally delivered extemporaneously before the H.P.B. Lodge of the Theosophical Society ... [in London] in October, November, and December 1915".
	* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.		* '''''The Science of Immortality'''''. Translated in to French, 1919.
	* '''''Nature-~~spirits~~ and the ~~spirits~~ of the ~~elements~~'''''. London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1921. 35 pages.		* '''''Nature-Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements'''''. London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1921. 35 pages.
	* ''''' British Destiny: the Principles of Progress'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 113 pages.		* '''''British Destiny: the Principles of Progress'''''. London: The Path Publishing Co., 1916. 113 pages.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==