Gurdjieff Foundation
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The Gurdjieff Foundation is a variety of organisations based on the ideas of George Gurdjieff.
Gurdjieff inspired the formation of many groups after his death. Of these the largest , the Gurdjieff Foundation, was organized and led by Jeanne de Salzmann
from the early 1950s, in cooperation with other direct pupils, until her death in 1990; and until his death in 2001 by Michel de Salzmann
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The International Association of the Gurdjieff Foundations is an umbrella group for the four main organisations: The Gurdjieff Foundation in the USA, The Gurdjieff Society in the UK, the Institut Gurdjieff in France and GI Gurdjieff Foundation - Caracas in Venezula . There is a network of partner foundations in South America.
The president of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York was Lord Pentland from its formation in 1953 until his death in 1984. It was then led by Paul Reynard
, a painter and Master of Gurdjieff Movements. Frank R. Sinclair, author of Without Benefit of Clergy, presides. A group in India is led by Ravi Ravindra, who was a student under Mme De Salzmann and Dr. Welch.
Gurdjieff inspired the formation of many groups after his death. Of these the largest , the Gurdjieff Foundation, was organized and led by Jeanne de Salzmann
Jeanne de Salzmann
Jeanne Matignon de Salzmann born Jeanne Allemand often addressed as Madame de Salzmann was a close pupil of G. I. Gurdjieff, recognized as his deputy by many of Gurdjieff's other pupils...
from the early 1950s, in cooperation with other direct pupils, until her death in 1990; and until his death in 2001 by Michel de Salzmann
Michel de Salzmann
Michel de Salzmann was a psychiatrist, and the director of the Gurdjieff Foundation from 1990 until his death. The position was inherited from his mother, Jeanne de Salzmann. Frank R. Sinclair, President of New York Foundation claims that Michel was the son of Gurdijeff.One of his notable students...
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The International Association of the Gurdjieff Foundations is an umbrella group for the four main organisations: The Gurdjieff Foundation in the USA, The Gurdjieff Society in the UK, the Institut Gurdjieff in France and GI Gurdjieff Foundation - Caracas in Venezula . There is a network of partner foundations in South America.
The president of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York was Lord Pentland from its formation in 1953 until his death in 1984. It was then led by Paul Reynard
Paul Reynard
Paul Reynard was an art teacher, painter, and co-president of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York .- External links :* in the Gurdjieff International Review- References :...
, a painter and Master of Gurdjieff Movements. Frank R. Sinclair, author of Without Benefit of Clergy, presides. A group in India is led by Ravi Ravindra, who was a student under Mme De Salzmann and Dr. Welch.