Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels | |
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Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels | |
| Born | Adolf Josef Lanz 19 July 1874 |
| Died | 22 April 1954 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Other names | Lanz von Liebenfels |
| Known for | Racist and occult ideas |
Adolf Josef Lanz (19 July 1874 – 22 April 1954), also known under his pseudonym as Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, was an Austrian political and racial theorist and occultist, who was a pioneer of Ariosophy. He was a former Cistercian monk and the founder of the magazine Ostara, in which he published anti-semitic and völkisch theories.