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'''Dr. John Storer Cobb''' was present at the [[Founders|founding]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] on [[September 7]], 1875. He served as the first Recording Secretary from October 30, | '''Dr. John Storer Cobb''' was present at the [[Founders|founding]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] on [[September 7]], 1875. He served as the first Recording Secretary from October 30, 1875 to 1877, and then Treasurer from 1877-1879.<ref>"Who's Who in the Theosophical Society," ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India:Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 173.</ref> | ||
As historian [[Josephine Ransom]] described him: | As historian [[Josephine Ransom]] described him: | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 1 December 2017
Dr. John Storer Cobb was present at the founding of the Theosophical Society on September 7, 1875. He served as the first Recording Secretary from October 30, 1875 to 1877, and then Treasurer from 1877-1879.[1]
As historian Josephine Ransom described him:
English barrister and Doctor of Laws. Ex-editor of the New Era Magazine, the organ of the Reformed Jews. Was a leader in the Cremation Movement. He was sent as Presidential Agent, by the Council in New York, to assist in the foundation of the British Theosophical Society of the Arya Samaj of Aryavarta, 1878. He lost interest and disappeared.[2]
Calling Dr. Cobb an English barrister was inaccurate; while he was born in Great Britain, he studied law in the United States. Dr. Cobb was the editor of New Era, a publication for Reformed Jews,[3] and also of a socialist journal, The Nationalist.
Notes
- ↑ "Who's Who in the Theosophical Society," The Theosophical Year Book, 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India:Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 173.
- ↑ Josephine Ransom, A Short History of The Theosophical Society (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 111.
- ↑ "Who's Who in the Theosophical Society," The Theosophical Year Book, 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India:Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 173.