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== Early life == | == Early life and career == | ||
Marie Musaeus was born on [[May 18]], 1855 in Wismar, in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Her father, Theodore Musaeus, was a High Court Judge and forestry magistrate. Marie was well educated in languages and arts, and became a teacher. When her brother Friedrich emigrated to the United States, she joined him there.<ref>[https://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/11/19/fea04.asp Musaeus, mother and mentor from America" ''Daily News'' [Sri Lanka]. November 19, 1912.</ref> | |||
[[File:Anthony Higgins.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Anthony Higgins]] | |||
After working as a teacher, Miss Musaeus took a civil service job in the Post Office Department. | |||
Marie Musaeus met '''Anthony Higgins''', and they were married, probably sometime in 1888. Anthony Higgins (October 1, 1840-June 26, 1912) was a lifelong resident of Delaware. | |||
Educated at Delaware College, Yale College and Harvard Law School, he practiced law in Wilmington; served in the Union Army in 1864; and entered politics as a Republican. He was elected as a United States Senator, serving from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895. | |||
== Theosophical Society involvement == | == Theosophical Society involvement == | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 1 December 2024
Early life and career
Marie Musaeus was born on May 18, 1855 in Wismar, in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Her father, Theodore Musaeus, was a High Court Judge and forestry magistrate. Marie was well educated in languages and arts, and became a teacher. When her brother Friedrich emigrated to the United States, she joined him there.[1]
After working as a teacher, Miss Musaeus took a civil service job in the Post Office Department.
Marie Musaeus met Anthony Higgins, and they were married, probably sometime in 1888. Anthony Higgins (October 1, 1840-June 26, 1912) was a lifelong resident of Delaware. Educated at Delaware College, Yale College and Harvard Law School, he practiced law in Wilmington; served in the Union Army in 1864; and entered politics as a Republican. He was elected as a United States Senator, serving from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895.
Theosophical Society involvement
Both Marie and Anthony Higgins joined the Theosophical Society on May 28, 1889. They were founding members of the Blavatsky Theosophical Society in Washington, DC, which was chartered on June 16, 1889.[2][3][4] Mr. Higgins was the lodge president. Marie Musaeus-Higgins was reported to be a speaker at lodge meetings. In November 1889 she gave a talk called "A Theosophist’s Duty."[5]
Work in education
Writings
Mrs. Musaeus-Higgins wrote stories to educate children about the history of Ceylon and Buddhism.
- Poya Days. Colombo: Maha-Jana Press, 1925. Several later reprints. Available at Internet Archives.
- Stories from the History of Ceylon for Children. Colombo: Capper & Sons, 1910. Several later reprints. Volume 1 is available at Internet Archives.
- Stories from the History of Ceylon for Children. Colombo: Capper & Sons, 1910. Several later reprints. Volume 2 is available at Internet Archives.
Notes
- ↑ Musaeus, mother and mentor from America" Daily News [Sri Lanka. November 19, 1912.
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 5002 (website file: 1B/55).
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 5003 (website file: 1B/55). This membership was under the name Anthony Higgins.
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 5004 (website file: 1B/55). This redundant membership record was under the name Anthony P. Higgins.
- ↑ [Notice] Evening Star 75 (November 5, 1889): 4.