Carl Harry Claudi ( Eng. Carl Harry Claudy ) (January 13, 1879 - May 27, 1957) - a famous American science fiction writer [4] , journalist, photographer [5] , freemason, one of the most famous authors of books on Freemasonry. The Great Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington, Honorary Great Master of the Great Lodge of North Dakota, 33 ° DPSU [6] .
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Biography
He was the author of 32 books and a huge number of essays and short stories, which number more than 1600 [6] . Moreover, his education was one year of secondary school, after which he found himself in the harsh everyday world of the end of the 19th century.
At the age of 19, he went to the gold mines of Alaska. After six months of searching, he did not find gold, he returned to the States and got a job with a manufacturer of grinding wheels. A few years later, he quit his job to return to Washington, DC, where he became editor of a popular science journal. This was the beginning of his career [7] .
Despite his lack of formal education, Claudi began to read and write a lot. In fact, the first story ever written appeared in The Washington Post . He was a freelance writer for The New York Herald, then eventually became a full-time staff member in 1908 for a special position focused on the aviation industry.
During this time, he wrote a number of articles on this topic and published a book called “Aircraft Models for Beginners”. But he was also a photographer. His photographs of the first flights were handed over to Alexander Graham Bell, who placed them at the Smithsonian Institution, where they remain today. At the end of World War I, Claudi went overseas as a correspondent for Scientific American [6] .
He was an avid sportsman and a lover of tourism, among his hobbies were camping, mountaineering, boxing, rowing, tennis and football. His love of travel often led him to Montana, which inspired him to many stories written for various Boy Scout publications [6] .
Freemasonry
The meeting of Claudi with Freemasonry occurred in 1908. In the same year, at the age of 29, he was elevated to the masters degree of mason in the Harmony box No. 17 in Washington, DC. He was her venerable master and eventually became a great master in the District of Columbia in 1943 [6] .
His literary masonic career began for fun, when he joined the Association of Masonic Service in 1923, where he worked as deputy editor of his journal, Master Mason, until 1931. He became the executive secretary of the Association of Masonic Service in 1929 - this position he held until his death in 1957. Under his leadership, the Association of Masonic Service published the herald "Short Talk", which made his name known in almost every bed in the country [6] .
Claudi can personally claim the authorship of about 350 messengers. In addition to them, he wrote and distributed countless digests, special bulletins and works of a historical and factual nature intended for the development of Freemasonry. One of his best works of this kind is The Little Masonic Library, a collection of 20 pocket-sized volumes written by various authors. In 1930 he published in parts in Master Mason a delightful novel The Lion's Paw, followed by several others, including the immortal Master Book, which outlines the principles and practice of a successful master lodge. At the same time, another classic work was written, the basis for the young masons, entitled “Introduction to Freemasonry”, which brought him international popularity. In 1934, he wrote the first play in a series of 12 Masonic plays. The plays had a strong influence on the brotherhood and were staged countless times in almost all the great boxes [6] .
Thanks to his long service, he deserved masonic recognition. He was dedicated to 33 ° Ancient and Scottish Charter adopted, and also awarded the Henry Price medal and was named an honorary member of many great and honorable lodges [6] .
After his death, he was recognized as the honorary great master of the Great Lodge of North Dakota [6] .
Proceedings
Science Fiction
- The mystery men of mars
- A Thousand Years a Minute
- The land of no shadow
- The blue grotto terror
Freemasonry
- Pocket Masonic Dictionary
- Foreign countries
- Old Tiler Talks
- The old past master
- A Master's Wages
- These Were Brethren
- Where Your Treasure Is
- The lion's paw
- Masonic Harvest
- Introduction to Freemasonry — Vol. I entered apprentice
- Introduction to Freemasonry — Vol. II Fellowcraft
- Introduction to Freemasonry — Vol. III Master Mason
- The master's book
See also
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
- Supreme Council of Southern Jurisdiction
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
- ↑ 1 2 National Library of Australia - 1960.
- ↑ Nichols; Clute. "CLAUDY, CARL H". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- ↑ Carl H. Claudy Photography Collection 1906–1910
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Page about Freemasonry: Carl H. Claudy - Biography
- ↑ All-American Comics Vol 1 13 - DC Comics Database