Oskar Adler

Oskar Adler ( born June 4, 1875 in Vienna, † May 15 1955 in London) was an Austrian physician, musician and astrologer. He was a brother of Max Adler.

Life

Along with Hermann Jordan he invented around 1893 Octavin named woodwind instrument, it could not prevail. He played with Franz Schmidt in Schoenberg Quartet. According to Arnold Schoenberg's admission, it was Oskar Adler, who introduced him to the music theory, philosophy and poetry. Astrology came to Adler by Wiener astrologer Baroness Hamar. It occupied the esoteric foundations of astrology; not the prognosis. From 1930 to 1938, only a small circle dealt with his work. In 1938 he was forced to flee as a Jew to London. Only after the Second World War, his writings were under the title reissued Testament of Astrology. He was married to Paula Freud, a niece of Sigmund Freud. There is a correspondence with Albert Einstein

Writings

  • The Critique of Pure Music. Vienna 1918.
  • Introduction to Astrology as a secret science. Vienna from 1935 to 1937. Edition under the title The Testament of Astrology. 4 volumes. Hugendubel, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-88034-540-6.
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