Henry Steel Olcott
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Henry Steel Olcott, (1832-1907), founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, is well-known as the first person of Western descent to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped Buddhism into a new renaissance.
Works
- Buddhist Catechism (1881)
- Theosophy, Religion, and Occult Science (1885)
- Old Diary Leaves 6 volumes
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