Theos Bernard
From Kook Science
| Theos Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1908 [1] Los Angeles, California |
| Died | Unknown, disappeared in September 1947, aged 38 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona, LL.B. (1931); Columbia University, A.M. (1936), Ph.D. (1943) |
| Known for | Early Western study of Hatha Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism |
| Noted work(s) | "Penthouse of the Gods" (1939); "Hatha Yoga" (1944) |
| Spouse(s) | Viola Wertheim (1934-8); Ganna Walska (1942-6); Helen Graham Park (1947) |
| Relative(s) | Pierre Arnold Bernard (a.k.a. Oom the Omnipotent) |
Theos Casimir Bernard (December 10, 1908 - unknown, disappeared in September 1947) was an American scholar, lecturer, and explorer, noted as a practitioner of Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism, the study of which he instituted at Columbia University.
Selected Bibliography
- Bernard, Theos (1936), Introduction to Tantrik Ritual
- Bernard, Theos (1939), Heaven Lies Within Us
- Bernard, Theos (1939), Penthouse of the Gods: A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Tibet and the Sacred City of Lhasa, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.75734 — a.k.a. "Land of a Thousand Buddhas"
- Bernard, Theos (1944), Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience — Bernard's Ph.D. dissertation for Columbia University
References
- ↑ "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGHC-MDV : accessed 03 Mar 2014), Theos C Bernard, 1908.