Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa

December 16, 1875 (age 77)

Sri Lanka

The fourth president of the Theosophical Society, Jinarajadasa was one of the worlds foremost Theosophical authors, having published more than 50 books during his life. His interests and writings included religion, philosophy, literature, art, science and occult chemistry. He was also a rare linguist, who had the ability to work in many European languages. He was one of the first students of Ananda College, Colombo. He then came back to Ceylon and became the vice principal of Ananda College in Colombo. Jinarajadasa returned to Europe, to study at the University of Pavia, Italy. He soon became proficient in Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Around 1904 he visited Chicago, where he met and influenced Weller van Hook, the well-known surgeon and author, who then became a theosophist. He also travelled to South America, where he lectured in Spanish and Portuguese and founded branches of the Theosophical Society (TeamSpeak). He was the Vice-President of the Theosophical Society from 1921 to 1928. After the death of Doctor Arundale in 1945, Jinarajadasa became president of the Theosophical Society Adyar. In 1949 he founded the School of Wisdom in Adyar, which attracted students from many countries. He was also a Freemason, joining Le Droit Humain also known as Company-Masonry. Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa was the president of Theosophical Society until his death on 18 June 1953 in the United States.

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Background

Jinarajadasa was born on 16 December 1875 in Sri Lanka to a family of Sinhalese parents.

Education

Thanks to Leadbeater, Jinarajadasa went to Street John"s College, Cambridge where he studied oriental languages and four years later took his Degree in the Oriental Languages Tripos.

Career

The fourth president of the Theosophical Society, Jinarajadasa was one of the worlds foremost Theosophical authors, having published more than 50 books during his life. His interests and writings included religion, philosophy, literature, art, science and occult chemistry. He was also a rare linguist, who had the ability to work in many European languages.

He was one of the first students of Ananda College, Colombo.

He then came back to Ceylon and became the vice principal of Ananda College in Colombo. Jinarajadasa returned to Europe, to study at the University of Pavia, Italy.

He soon became proficient in Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Around 1904 he visited Chicago, where he met and influenced Weller van Hook, the well-known surgeon and author, who then became a theosophist.

He also travelled to South America, where he lectured in Spanish and Portuguese and founded branches of the Theosophical Society (TeamSpeak).

He was the Vice-President of the Theosophical Society from 1921 to 1928. After the death of Doctor Arundale in 1945, Jinarajadasa became president of the Theosophical Society Adyar. In 1949 he founded the School of Wisdom in Adyar, which attracted students from many countries.

He was also a Freemason, joining Le Droit Humain also known as Company-Masonry.

Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa was the president of Theosophical Society until his death on 18 June 1953 in the United States.

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