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'''Frederick J. Dick''' was a close student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], a resident of the [[Point Loma]] community, and the brother-in-law of [[Herbert Coryn]]. | '''Frederick J. Dick''' was a close student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], a resident of the [[Point Loma]] community, and the brother-in-law of [[Herbert Coryn]]. | ||
[[Boris de Zirkoff]] wrote of him: | |||
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A royal man! Cabinet Officer of the Theos. Soc. of Point Loma, and Prof. of Mathematics. Died of a stroke at Point Loma, May 24, 1927; he was 71 only and actively working. Joined in Dublin in 1888, pupil of HPB herself. Came to Point Loma, 1905. Largely responsible for the starting of the Gaelic Movement in the Dublin Lodge TS. Prolific writer in "The Theosophical Path" and other magazines. Prepared a new edition of HPB's <u>Isis Unveiled</u>, checking an enormous number of quotations for accuracy, and making a most valuable index and bibliographical index besides. Married first Mrs. Annie P. Dick, whose maiden name I do not know, a woman of rare spirituality and culture; she died in 1904. Then he married Miss Fanny [Frances] Coryn, sister of Herbert Coryn, .D., also a personal pupil of HPB in the London days. Dick was very similar to W.Q.Judge in many ways.<ref>Boris de Zirkoff letter to Alan Denson. November 26, 1957. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series 22. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> | |||
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== Additional resources == | == Additional resources == | ||
* Ashcraft, W. Michael. ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture''. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002. | * Ashcraft, W. Michael. ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture''. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002. | ||
* Greenwalt, Emmett A. ''California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942'' 2nd revised edition San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978. | * Greenwalt, Emmett A. ''California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942'' 2nd revised edition San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978. | ||
* See also tributes to FJD in ''The San Diego Union'' May 27-28, 1927, per Boris de Zirkoff. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 29 May 2015
Frederick J. Dick was a close student of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, a resident of the Point Loma community, and the brother-in-law of Herbert Coryn.
Boris de Zirkoff wrote of him:
A royal man! Cabinet Officer of the Theos. Soc. of Point Loma, and Prof. of Mathematics. Died of a stroke at Point Loma, May 24, 1927; he was 71 only and actively working. Joined in Dublin in 1888, pupil of HPB herself. Came to Point Loma, 1905. Largely responsible for the starting of the Gaelic Movement in the Dublin Lodge TS. Prolific writer in "The Theosophical Path" and other magazines. Prepared a new edition of HPB's Isis Unveiled, checking an enormous number of quotations for accuracy, and making a most valuable index and bibliographical index besides. Married first Mrs. Annie P. Dick, whose maiden name I do not know, a woman of rare spirituality and culture; she died in 1904. Then he married Miss Fanny [Frances] Coryn, sister of Herbert Coryn, .D., also a personal pupil of HPB in the London days. Dick was very similar to W.Q.Judge in many ways.[1]
Additional resources
- Ashcraft, W. Michael. The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002.
- Greenwalt, Emmett A. California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942 2nd revised edition San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978.
- See also tributes to FJD in The San Diego Union May 27-28, 1927, per Boris de Zirkoff.
Notes
- ↑ Boris de Zirkoff letter to Alan Denson. November 26, 1957. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series 22. Theosophical Society in America Archives.