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1905
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Born on August 20th in Posen (today: Poznan, Poland) as Hans Karl Rudolf Hermann Gebser. Father: Royal Prussian Counsellor
of Justice (Königlich preußischer Konsistorialrat) Friedrich Wilhelm Gebser. Mother: Margarete Charlotte Gebser, maiden name: Grundmann.
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1907
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Birth of his sister Charlotte.
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1910
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Family moves to Breslau.
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1915
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Father was shifted to Königsberg/Ostpreußen, family moved as well.
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1915
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Attendance of humanistic high school.
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1917
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Removal to Berlin: Father now counsellor of justice and lawyer.
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1918
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Attendance of former monastery school in Rossleben on Unstrut.
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1921
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Attendance of high school in Berlin.
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1922
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His father dies on 18th of november.
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1923
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He quits high school and starts to be trainee at Deutsche Bank Berlin.
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1925
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After successfully completing his time of trainee at Deutsche Bank Berlin, together with his friend Victor Otto Stomps
foundation of ‘Rabenpresse’ (Raven’s Press*) and publishing of his first poems in ‘Der Fischzug’ (Trailor*) magazine.
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1927
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Separation from Stomps, travelling to Florenz, Munich and returning back to Berlin.
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1931
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Journey together with R. H. Winstone via Munich to Paris, South of France, Andorra and Spain.
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1932
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From Malaga and Torremolinos, they moved back northwards Marseilles and then to Madrid. There, Gebser was publishing some
of his poems and associating with Spanish poets hanging about Frederico Garcia Lorca. Gebser translated Lorca’s poems into German language.
During this time, Gebser got inspired to the basic idea of his later work.
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1936
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Writing of ‘Rilke und Spanien’ (Rilke and Spain*).
At the outbreak of Spanish civil war, he left the country with a
Mexican interim passport to France.
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1937
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Arrival in Paris, contacted various publishers and travelled on this subject.
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1939
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Still together with R. H. Winstone, he entered Switzerland just before the outbreak of World War II.
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1940
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‘Rilke und Spanien’ was published in Switzerland.
Meeting with Gentiane Hélène Schoch from Burgdorf, Switzerland.
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1941
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Journey with R. H. Winstone to Locarno.
Starts working on ‘Abendländische Wandlung’ (Transformation of the Occident*) .
Friendship with R. H. Winstone came to an end.
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1942
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Marriage to Gentiane Hélène Schoch.
New relationships with: Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn and ‘Eranos Kreis’ (Eranos Cercle*)
Meetings with C. G. Jung, Karl Kerényi, Adolf Portmann and friendship with
Hans Kayser, Jean Rudolph von Salis and others...
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1943
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Publication of ‘Abendländische Wandlung’ in Zurich.
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1947
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Lecturer at Institute of Applied Psychology.
Working on ‘Lorca und das Reich der Mütter’ (Lorca and the Empire of the
Mothers*) and 1st part of ‘Ursprung und Gegenwart’ (Ever-Present Origin).
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1948
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As his Mexican interim’s passport was expiring, he got a lot of problems as a stateless person for getting published his
work.
For obtaining Swiss citizenship, the married couple moved to Burgdorf where his father-in-law Alfonse Schoch was living. Application was made for obtaining Swiss passport.
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1949
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1st part of ‘Ursprung und Gegenwart’ published by Deutsche Verlagsanstalt Stuttgart, Germany.
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1950
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Trips to Germany and Spain. Started work for 2nd part of „Ursprung und Gegenwart“ and gave lectures.
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1953
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Publication of the complete work of ‘Ursprung und Gegenwart’.
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1955
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His wife got disinherited. No other result was achieved before court.
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1956
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Divorce from Gentiane Hélène Schoch.
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1957
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Travelling to the Provence and to Paris.
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1958
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Travelling to Greece.
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1961
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Journeys to India, China, Japan, France (Provence) and Germany.
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1962
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Literature award from union of artists of Esslingen, Germany.
‘Asienfibel’ (Reader on Asia*) was published as well as a
collection of essays ‘In der Bewährung’ (On Suspension*).
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1963
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Kogge literature award from the city of Minden, Germany.
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1964/65
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Journey to South- and Northamerica.
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1965
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Literature award from the city of Bern, Switzerland.
In honour of his 60th birthday, publication of his paper
‘Transparente Welt’ (Transparent World*), Hans Huber Verlag, Bern.
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1966
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Health collapse and as a result, he had to undergo double operation.
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1967
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Professor in charge of comparative theory of cultures at Salzburg university, Austria, but because of serious injuries of
health, he was unable to take it up.
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1968
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Meeting Jo Körner-Schneeberger who became his therapist..
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1970
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Marriage to Jo Körner-Schneeberger in Bern.
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1971
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Visit to Werner Heisenberg in Munich.
Lecture at Humboldt-Society for Education, Arts and Science where he was leading
member.
Meeting with Lama Govinda in the city of Meersburg on the occasion of Lama Govinda’s trip to Germany.
Visit to Karlfried Graf Dürkheim in Todtmoos-Rütte.
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1972
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Last public lecture given in Bad Boll on ‘Urangst und Urvertrauen’ (Native Fears and Native Confidence*).
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1973
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Jean Gebser died in the early morning of the 14th of May in the city of Wabern, Switzerland, where he was buried also.
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1974
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Publication of ‘Verfall und Teilhabe’ (Decline and Distribution*).
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1975/80
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Publication of his complete work in German language by Novalis Verlag Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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1983
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Foundation of ‘Internationale Jean-Gebser-Gesellschaft’ (IJGG) (International Society of Jean Gebser*) in Schaffhausen.
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1985
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Authorized translation of Jean Gebser’s main work ‘The Ever-Present Origin’ published in Athens/Ohio, USA.
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