Daniel Nicol Dunlop
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Daniel Nicol Dunlop was the founder of the World Power Conference
, and a theosophist-turned-anthroposophist. He was an artist, and the father of Ronald Ossory Dunlop
.
Dunlop lost his mother at the age of five and was brought up by his grandfather on the Isle of Arran
. He eventually moved to Dublin where he befriended the poets Æ (George William Russell
) and William Butler Yeats
, and became active in the Irish Theosophical Society. He was also known to James Joyce
, and gets a mention in Ulysses.
Dunlop later moved to America, and in 1896 was employed by the American Westinghouse Electrical Company, becoming later assistant manager, and then manager of its European Publicity Department. In 1911 he helped to found, and became secretary and then director of the British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association (BEAMA) in London. Dunlop did an immense amount in assisting the development of the British electrical industry generally, and towards the close of his life was elected independent chairman of the Electrical Fair Trading Council and chairman of the executive council of the World Power Conference (the precursor to the World Energy Council
).
A year of two after World War I, Dunlop began to organise the World Power Conference, which subsequently became the World Energy Council.
Dunlop eventually dedicated himself to anthroposophy
after meeting its founder Rudolf Steiner
in England. When in England Dunlop also enlisted the help of fellow anthroposophist Walter Johannes Stein
in the hope of founding a World Economic Conference, but his death prevented this. Swiss publisher Thomas Meyer wrote Dunlop's biography: D.N. Dunlop: A Man of Our Time.
World Energy Council
The World Energy Council is a global and inclusive forum for thought-leadership and tangible engagement with headquarters in London. Its mission is 'To promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all people'....
, and a theosophist-turned-anthroposophist. He was an artist, and the father of Ronald Ossory Dunlop
Ronald Ossory Dunlop
Ronald Ossory Dunlop was an Irish author and painter in oil of landscapes, seascapes, figure studies, portraits and still life....
.
Dunlop lost his mother at the age of five and was brought up by his grandfather on the Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran
Arran or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and with an area of is the seventh largest Scottish island. It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire and the 2001 census had a resident population of 5,058...
. He eventually moved to Dublin where he befriended the poets Æ (George William Russell
George William Russell
George William Russell who wrote under the pseudonym Æ , was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer, and centre of a group of followers of theosophy in Dublin, for many years.-Organisor:Russell was born in Lurgan, County Armagh...
) and William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
, and became active in the Irish Theosophical Society. He was also known to James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
, and gets a mention in Ulysses.
Dunlop later moved to America, and in 1896 was employed by the American Westinghouse Electrical Company, becoming later assistant manager, and then manager of its European Publicity Department. In 1911 he helped to found, and became secretary and then director of the British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association (BEAMA) in London. Dunlop did an immense amount in assisting the development of the British electrical industry generally, and towards the close of his life was elected independent chairman of the Electrical Fair Trading Council and chairman of the executive council of the World Power Conference (the precursor to the World Energy Council
World Energy Council
The World Energy Council is a global and inclusive forum for thought-leadership and tangible engagement with headquarters in London. Its mission is 'To promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all people'....
).
A year of two after World War I, Dunlop began to organise the World Power Conference, which subsequently became the World Energy Council.
Dunlop eventually dedicated himself to anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
after meeting its founder Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
in England. When in England Dunlop also enlisted the help of fellow anthroposophist Walter Johannes Stein
Walter Johannes Stein
Walter Johannes Stein was an Austrian philosopher, Waldorf school teacher, Grail researcher, and one of the pioneers of anthroposophy.-Early life:...
in the hope of founding a World Economic Conference, but his death prevented this. Swiss publisher Thomas Meyer wrote Dunlop's biography: D.N. Dunlop: A Man of Our Time.
External links
- The Path of Attainment
- History of the World Energy Council
- Meyer biography at Steiner Books
- http://www.thepresentage.net for a biographical article by Walter Johannes Stein.