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Colonel Henry Steel Olcott () (August 2, 1832 – February 17, 1907) was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped create a renaissance in the study of Buddhism. Olcott is considered a Buddhist modernist for his efforts in interpreting Buddhism through a Westernized lens.

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  • Henry Steel Olcott
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  • Colonel Henry Steel Olcott () (August 2, 1832 – February 17, 1907) was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped create a renaissance in the study of Buddhism. Olcott is considered a Buddhist modernist for his efforts in interpreting Buddhism through a Westernized lens.
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Birth Date
  • 1832-08-02(xsd:date)
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Spouse
  • Mary Epplee Morgan
Name
  • Henry Steel Olcott
Education
  • Columbia University
  • City College of New York
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  • Colonel Henry Steel Olcott
Birth Place
  • Orange, New Jersey
death date
  • 1907-02-17(xsd:date)
Religion
  • Buddhism, Theosophy
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
  • Military officer
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  • Olcott+Henry+Steel
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Nationality
  • American
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  • Colonel Henry Steel Olcott () (August 2, 1832 – February 17, 1907) was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped create a renaissance in the study of Buddhism. Olcott is considered a Buddhist modernist for his efforts in interpreting Buddhism through a Westernized lens. Olcott was a major revivalist of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and he is still honored in Sri Lanka for these efforts. Olcott has been called by Sri Lankans "one of the heroes in the struggle of our independence and a pioneer of the present religious, national and cultural revival".
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