Eugen Kolisko

Eugen Kolisko ( born March 21, 1893 in Vienna, † November 29, 1939 in London) was an Austrian anthroposophist doctor and Waldorf teacher.

Life

Eugen Kolisko grew up in a Viennese doctor's family. His father was the later councilor appointed pathologist Alexander Kolisko, his mother was Amalie Kolisko, born Baroness von Eschenburg, a pianist. Through his school friend Walter Johannes Stein, he learned early anthroposophy know: he heard lectures by Rudolf Steiner in 1914 for the first time and became a member of the Anthroposophical Society. In 1917 he graduated from medical school and was a lecturer in medicinal chemistry at the University of Vienna.

In 1920 he was hired by Emil Molt as a teacher and school physician to the newly founded Stuttgart Waldorf School. He was also, often, with his wife Lili (1889-1976), worked as employees of various anthroposophical prices, has led since 1924 by Ita Wegman at the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. His wife Lili is regarded as the founder of the climbing image method, a method of the picture forming methods in research anthroposophical. Eugen Kolisko participated particularly in the construction of various artistic therapies such as eurythmy therapy, anthroposophical music therapy and healing singing (after Werbeck - Svärdström ).

The disputes after the death of Steiner led in 1934 to his dismissal from the Stuttgart Waldorf School and in 1935 for the separation of the Anthroposophical Society. In 1936 he emigrated to England, where he wanted to set up an anthroposophical University.

Eugen Kolisko died in his 47th year of life during a train journey to London.

Works

• The nature and treatment of foot and mouth disease, Arlesheim oJ New edition with an introduction by Peter Selg: Publishing at the Goetheanum, Dornach 2001, ISBN 3-7235-1116-3

• Revision as: Threefold Human Organism. UK Kolisko archives, Bournemouth 1977

• German: Farming in the future, Schaffhausen 1953