Fritz Kunz

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Early years

Fritz Kunz, left, with older siblings. Image from TSA Archives.


Travels with Charles Leadbeater

Education

Work at Krotona

Principal at Ananda College

At Kunz's request, his brother-in-law Hervey Gulick brought an Encyclopedia Britannica with him from America. It was a treasured resource that only the upper classmen were allowed to use under heavy supervision.[1]

Mr. Kunz became increasingly active in attempting to improve conditions of the lowest level of society. His social activism caught the attention of the British, who called him a "short little Buddhist American." As the political environment became more volatile, the British suspended the constitution and instituted martial law. One day when a large commotion took place in front of the school, Kunz sent one of the staff out to see what was happening, and Mr. Menon was shot and killed by the British.

When his arrest by the British authorities was imminent, Kunz fled to India.[2][3]


Work at Adyar

Life at The Manor

Lecturing in the United States

Publicity flyer. Image from TSA Archives.


Marriage and family life

Fritz Kunz with Dora and John in Rye, New York. Image from TSA Archives.


Indralaya and Pumpkin Hollow

Activities with New York TS

Editing Main Currents in Modern Thought

Books and articles

Later years

Notes

  1. Telephone interview of Sumith Matugama by Janet Kerschner on March 12, 2012. Mr. Matugama, a member of the Milwaukee Lodge of TSA, related stories of his family.
  2. Telephone interview of Sumith Matugama by Janet Kerschner on March 12, 2012. Mr. Matugama, a member of the Milwaukee Lodge of TSA, related stories of his family.
  3. Kunz letter confirms some of this. NEED DETAILS FROM ARCHIVES.