Hans Krueger (pharmacist)
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Hans Krueger was a pharmacist
, anthroposophist, botanist, lecturer
and researcher
.
and taught at a grammar school in Lübeck
. His mother was from Lübeck. Her father moved from Silesia
to Lübeck
as a young pharmacist and established a studio as a photographer, a new art at that time.
Science interested the young Krueger particularly aquaria and terraria. He had a large colleciton of snails and seashells. The study of Haeckel's basic law of biogenetics caught the attention of the young scholar.
1917 did military service, first in Poland
and Russia
border region and in 1918 in the offensive in northern France
. His older brother sent him Rudolf Steiner
's Knowledge of the Higher Worlds while on the eastern front. After the war he studied at Keil University. He studied science at first but after the first semester switched to theology as this seemed more important to him during the time. In Berlin his brother drew his attention to Rudolf Steiner's Theosophy and it was this book that brought him to Anthroposophy
. He joined the Berlin
branch of the Anthroposophical Society
in 1920. He attended a small anthroposophical group of theology students that year and heard Rudolf Steiner
lecture in Stuttgart
. He was in attendance at the first course for university students at the Goetheanum
.
He decided to pursue a career in pharmacy and later practiced in Leubeck and then Berlin. 1921 he attended anthroposophical courses for university students in Darmstadt
and heard Wilhelm Pelikan
speak. In Berlin he involved himself in the Independent Anthroposophical Society and took part in performing the Oberufer Christmas plays. He continued his studies in pharmacy from 1924 at the same time working part-time at the pharmaceutical laboratories of the Institute of Clinical Medicine. For the next 18 months he worked in pharmacies in Bochum
. He married Frieda Meinelt.
July 1927 he started to work at the Weleda
pharmaceutical works in Schwaebisch Gmuend. The firm was then still in its beginning. He set up ampoule production. Together with Schmiedel, Pelikan and Spiess he was one of the original workers in pharmacy at the Weleda.
On suggestion of Rudolf Steiner he worked with Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
and Dr. Alla Selawry
to develop the method of sensitive copper chloride crystallization to study the quality of substance and life. The effects of biodynamic
fertilizers were also investigated.
. Hie last major task was to put together all Rudolf Steiner
's references to medicinal agents, a task he worked at for years with great care. This work is a valuable reference for physicians and pharmacists.
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
, anthroposophist, botanist, lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
and researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
.
Life
His father came from MecklenburgMecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
and taught at a grammar school in Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
. His mother was from Lübeck. Her father moved from Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
to Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
as a young pharmacist and established a studio as a photographer, a new art at that time.
Science interested the young Krueger particularly aquaria and terraria. He had a large colleciton of snails and seashells. The study of Haeckel's basic law of biogenetics caught the attention of the young scholar.
1917 did military service, first in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
border region and in 1918 in the offensive in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. His older brother sent him Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
's Knowledge of the Higher Worlds while on the eastern front. After the war he studied at Keil University. He studied science at first but after the first semester switched to theology as this seemed more important to him during the time. In Berlin his brother drew his attention to Rudolf Steiner's Theosophy and it was this book that brought him to Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
. He joined the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
branch of the Anthroposophical Society
Anthroposophical Society
The General Anthroposophical Society is an organization dedicated to supporting the community of those interested in the form of spiritual philosophy known as anthroposophy. The society was initiated during 1913 by members of the Theosophical Society in Germany, including Rudolf Steiner who was at...
in 1920. He attended a small anthroposophical group of theology students that year and heard Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
lecture in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. He was in attendance at the first course for university students at the Goetheanum
Goetheanum
The Goetheanum, located in Dornach , Switzerland, is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. Named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the center includes two performance halls , gallery and lecture spaces, a library, a bookstore, and administrative spaces for the Anthroposophical...
.
He decided to pursue a career in pharmacy and later practiced in Leubeck and then Berlin. 1921 he attended anthroposophical courses for university students in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
and heard Wilhelm Pelikan
Wilhelm Pelikan
Wilhelm Pelikan was a chemist, anthroposophist, pharmacist, gardener and anthroposophical medicine practitioner.-Life:...
speak. In Berlin he involved himself in the Independent Anthroposophical Society and took part in performing the Oberufer Christmas plays. He continued his studies in pharmacy from 1924 at the same time working part-time at the pharmaceutical laboratories of the Institute of Clinical Medicine. For the next 18 months he worked in pharmacies in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
. He married Frieda Meinelt.
July 1927 he started to work at the Weleda
Weleda
Weleda is a multinational company that produces both natural beauty products and natural medicines. Both branches design their products based on anthroposophic principles. The company takes its name from the German form of the name of the 1st century Bructeri völva Veleda. They use plants grown...
pharmaceutical works in Schwaebisch Gmuend. The firm was then still in its beginning. He set up ampoule production. Together with Schmiedel, Pelikan and Spiess he was one of the original workers in pharmacy at the Weleda.
On suggestion of Rudolf Steiner he worked with Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was a German scientist, soil scientist, anthroposophist and disciple of Rudolf Steiner.-Life:...
and Dr. Alla Selawry
Alla Selawry
Dr. Alla Selawry , was a scientist, Anthroposophist, doctor, homeopath, and theologian. She was born of Russian parents Sergei Ivanovich Selavri and Antonina Georgievna Stasenkova , and was the older sister of Dr. Oleg Selawry...
to develop the method of sensitive copper chloride crystallization to study the quality of substance and life. The effects of biodynamic
Biodynamic
Biodynamic may refer to:*Biodynamic agriculture, a method of farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner*Biodynamic craniosacral therapy, based on the teachings of William Sutherland...
fertilizers were also investigated.
Works
He published a number of essays. He took care to maintain links with physicians, farmers and the Science Section at the GoetheanumGoetheanum
The Goetheanum, located in Dornach , Switzerland, is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. Named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the center includes two performance halls , gallery and lecture spaces, a library, a bookstore, and administrative spaces for the Anthroposophical...
. Hie last major task was to put together all Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
's references to medicinal agents, a task he worked at for years with great care. This work is a valuable reference for physicians and pharmacists.