Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971

Born Henry Fitzgerald Heard on Oct. 6, 1889 in London, England; took honors in history at Cambridge, 1911, where he did postgraduate work in philosophy of religions from 1911-1912; lecturer at Oxford Univ.; lectured on the radio 1929-1971; wrote Ascent of humanity; came to US in 1937 with Aldous Huxley; was briefly chairman of Dept. of Historical Anthropology at Duke; moved to CA, working with the Society of Friends and the Pacific Coast Institute of International Affairs; directed Conference of the Spiritual Life, La Verne College, 1941; founded Trabuco College as a center for spiritual studies; as Gerald Heard, wrote philosophical works such as The emergence of man and The creed of Christ; wrote mysteries under the name H.F. Heard; died Aug. 14, 1971 in Santa Monica, CA.

From the description of Papers, 1935-1971. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38060655

Biography/History

Born Henry Fitzgerald Heard on October 6, 1889 in London, England; took honors in history at Cambridge, 1911, where he did postgraduate work in philosophy of religions from 1911-1912; lecturer at Oxford University; lectured on the radio 1929-1971; wrote Ascent of Humanity ; came to the United States in 1937 with Aldous Huxley; was briefly chairman of the Department of Historical Anthropology at Duke; moved to California, working with the Society of Friends and the Pacific Coast Institute of International Affairs; directed Conference of the Spiritual Life, La Verne College, 1941; founded Trabuco College as a center for spiritual studies; as "Gerald Heard," wrote philosophical works such as The Emergence of Man and The Creed of Christ ; wrote mysteries under the name "H.F. Heard;" died August 14, 1971 in Santa Monica, California.

From the guide to the Gerald Heard papers, 1935-1971, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)