Social Victorians/People/Helena Blavatsky

Also Known As

• Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
• Madame Blavatsky

Demographics

• Nationality: Russian

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies

Acquaintances

• W. B. Yeats, member of the Theosophical Society
• Through her "Master Morya" perhaps to Duleep Singh (the father)

Organizations

• Theosophical Society

Timeline

1881, "A. P. Sinnett's Occult World, published in 1881, not only gave a fascinating account of [Blavatsky's] occult activities in India but created a widespread interest in circles ready for an alternative to spiritualism, which was beginning to lose its novelty" (Howe 7).

1887 May, Blavatsky moved to London.

Bibliography

• Chronological Survey of the Chief Events in the Life of H. P. Blavatsky and Henry S. Olcott, December, 1883, to December, 1885 Inclusive. (http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavatsky/misc/cs_06.htm).
• Howe.
• "Duleep Singh." Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duleep_Singh (accessed June 2019).