Karl Heyer

Karl Heyer (1888–1964), lawyer and historian, was one of the foremost students of Rudolf Steiner. Born inHanau (Hesse), he studied law in Kassel. In 1911, he heard a lecture by Rudolf Steiner and began an intensive study of history and philosophy, attaining his PhD in 1917. Heyer worked in the movement forsocial threefolding, gave lectures and wrote essays and many books, including the nine-volume work Beiträge zur Geschichte des Abendlandes (Contributions to the history of the West), which includes his book, Kaspar Hauser.