Gerald Heard
Historian, Author
1889 – 1971
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Who was Gerald Heard?
Henry FitzGerald Heard, commonly called Gerald Heard, was an historian, science writer, educator, and philosopher. He wrote many articles and over 35 books.
Heard was a guide and mentor to numerous well-known Americans, including Clare Boothe Luce and Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the 1950s and 1960s. His work was a forerunner of, and influence on, the consciousness development movement that has spread in the Western world since the 1960s.
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1889
London - Also known as
- H. F. Heard
- Henry Fitzgerald Heard
- H.F. Heard
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Employment
- Duke University
- Died
- Aug 14, 1971
Santa Monica
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on July 23, 2013
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