Karl König: My Task
autobiography and biographies
$23.36
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2008
Summary
Karl König: My Task is an inspiring introduction to König’s remarkable life and work. This book combines König’s autobiographical fragment and an essay by Peter Selg with two selected reminiscences written by König’s colleagues Anke Weihs and Hans-Heinrich Engel.
Born in 1902 into a Jewish family, Karl König grew up in Vienna in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied medicine and during this time came across the work of Rudolf Steiner. Soon after graduating he worke…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780863156281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0863156282 |
| Author: | Karl König, Peter Selg |
| Publisher: | Floris Books |
| Imprint: | Floris Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Karl König Archive |
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About The Author
Karl König
Karl König (1902-66) was well-known as a physician, author and lecturer. He began his work at the Institute of Embryology at the University of Vienna. In 1940 he founded the Camphill Movement in Scotland. Based on Rudolf Steiner’s insights into human development, the special education schools for children and villages for adults with special needs are now established in many parts of the world.
Peter Selg was born in Stuttgart in 1963. He studied medicine in Zurich and Berlin. Until 2000 he worked as the head physician of the child and juvenile psychiatry department of Herdecke hospital in Germany. He now works as a youth psychiatrist at the Ita Wegman Clinic in Arlesheim, Switzerland, lectures extensively and is the author of numerous books. He is married with three children.
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