Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke was a British historian, writer, university teacher, translator, publisher and germanist (1953–2012). He was born at Lincoln.

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke in brief

Born
1953
Died
2012
Known for
historian, writer, university teacher, translator, publisher, germanist and bank manager
Place of birth
Lincoln
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Formation and teaching

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke studied at University of Bristol, University of Oxford and St Edmund Hall. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Philosophy.

Career and activity

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke worked in religious studies, esotericism, history, German studies and bank management.

He was employed by University of Exeter, University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus and Chase Bank.

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1990 to 2008.

The Occult Roots of Nazism. Black Sun. Hitler's Priestess. The Occult Roots of Nazism: The Ariosophists of Austria and Germany, 1890–1935. The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology. The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction. Okkultnye korni natsizma. The western esoteric traditions : a historical introduction / Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke., dated 2008, held by Wellcome Collection. Paracelsus : essential readings / selected and translated by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke., dated 1990, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

In Memoriam: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (1953–2012), Aries, 2013. <i>Essential Readings</i>. Paracelsus, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Isis, 1992. The Western Esoteric Traditions by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, 2010. Review: <i>The Western Esoteric Traditions—A Historical Introduction</i>, by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Nova Religio, 2011. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 'The Western Esoteric Tradition: A Historical Introduction', Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 2010.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Black Sun Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, And The Politics of identity - Nicholas Goodrick Clarke — Internet Archive. Black Sun Aryan Cults Esoteric Nazism And The Politics Of Identity (2002) — Internet Archive. Paracelsus: Essential Readings (1999) — Internet Archive. Goodrick Clarke, Nicholas Hitler's Priestess Savitri Devi The Hindu Aryan Myth And Neo Nazism — Internet Archive. The Occult Roots Of Nazism Secret Aryan Cults And Their Influence On Nazi Ideology - Nicholas Goodrick Clarke — Internet Archive. The Occult Roots Of Nazism (1985) — Internet Archive. Die Thule Gesellschaft Legende, Vril Gesellschaft, Ahnenerbe, Mythos, Wirklichkeit Von Detlev Rose, Nimrod De Rosario, Hermann Gilbhard, Dr. Nicholas Goodrick Clarke ( 2158 Seiten) (2026) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke studied at University of Bristol, University of Oxford and St Edmund Hall. the recorded working language is English and German.

The field of work recorded is religious studies, esotericism and history.

Employment is recorded with University of Exeter, University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus and Chase Bank.

Chronology

  1. 1953Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke born at Lincoln.
  2. 1985The Occult Roots Of Nazism digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1999Paracelsus: Essential Readings digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2002Black Sun Aryan Cults Esoteric Nazism And The Politics Of Identity digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2012Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke died.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1366669: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

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