Karl Germer
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Karl Germer | |
Born | January 22, 1881 Elberfeld, Germany |
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Died | October 25, 1962 (aged 81) West Point, California |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Outer Head of the Order of the Ordo Templi Orientis, 1947 - 1962 |
Karl Germer (22 January 1885 - 25 October. 1962) was the Outer Head of the Order (OHO) of Ordo Templi Orientis from 1947 until his death in 1962. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in West Point, California.
Crowley’s representative in Germany, who came over to America after being released from Nazi confinement (he was jailed for being an associate of the "High Grade Freemason Aleister Crowley"[1]). In 1942, Crowley appointed him as his successor as OHO,[citation needed] the office he filled after the death of Crowley in 1947.
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- ^ Starr, Bro. Martin P. (1995). "Aleister Crowley: freemason!", in Gilbert, Robert A.: ARS QUATUOR CORONATORUM. Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge N. 2076, vol. 108, Frome and London: Butler & Tanner Ltd., 150 - 161. ISBN 0907655327. Retrieved on [[2008-03-12]].