Hanussen, also known as Erik Jan Hanussen (2 June 1889, Vienna - after 25 March 1933, Berlin), was a mentalist, occultist, and astrologer, active in Weimar Republic Germany and also at the beginning of Nazi Germany. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... In parapsychology, a Mentalist, as opposed to a psychic, is defined as someone who is believed not only to be able to read information mentally, but also to alter that information. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. ... Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen The Länder of Germany during the Weimar Republic, with the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen) as the largest Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President  - 1919-1925 Friedrich Ebert  - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor  - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann  - 1933 Adolf Hitler... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

Hanussen claimed to be a Danish aristocrat but was in fact a Czech Jew, born under the name Hermann Steinschneider. He was born to Siegfried Steinschneider (1858 - 1910) and his wife Antonie Julie Kohn. His father was caretaker of a synagogue. Aristocracy is a form of government in which rulership is in the hands of an upper class known as aristocrats. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... A synagogue (from Ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogē, assembly; Hebrew: ‎ beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: , shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ...

He performed a mind reading and hypnosis act that catapulted him to stardom. At his height he enjoyed the company of Germany's military and business elite, also becoming close with members of the SA (Sturmabteilung). It is claimed he was a supporter of Nazis, in spite of his Jewish ancestry, which was never a very well kept secret. (this article is about the parapsychological phenomenon. ... Professor Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the Salpêtrière hospital, hysterical woman patients – here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph BabiÅ„ski. ... The seal of SA The   or SA (German for Storm Division, usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers), functioned as a paramilitary organization of the NSDAP — the German Nazi party. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... A person whose mother is Jewish is considered to be a full Jew. ...

Legends abound about meetings between Hanussen and Adolf Hitler, including a meeting between the two just before the German election, November 1932, during which Hanussen taught Hitler secret crowd control techniques with the utilization of gesture. Hitler redirects here. ... The 8th German federal election of November 1932 (Weimar Republic) saw support for the Nazi party drop significantly, due to increased support for the KPD and DNVP. Categories: Elections in Germany | 1932 elections ...

His most famous feat of precognition was supposedly predicting the Reichstag fire, the decisive event that led to recently appointed Chancellor of Germany Hitler seizing absolute power in Germany in 1933. He was assassinated shortly after that (possibly by the Nazis) and hastily buried in a field in the outskirts of Berlin, presumably because he knew too much. His body was discovered in late April of the same year. There are rumours about his involvement in the Reichstag fire. In parapsychology, precognition (from the Latin præ-, “prior to,” + cognitio, “a getting to know”) is a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a person perceives information about future places or events before they happen (as distinct from merely predicting them based on deductive reasoning and current knowledge). ... The Reichstag fire was a pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler or Bundeskanzler meaning federal chancellor). ... An Autocracy is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Movies

• Hanussen (1955), played by O. W. Fischer
• Hanussen (1988), played by Klaus Maria Brandauer, director Istvan Szabo
• Invincible (2001), Hanussen is played by Tim Roth, director Werner Herzog
• Hanussen was also portrayed in the Japanese anime movie Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa.

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References

• Gordon, Mel (2001). Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-68-7. 

See also

• 1920s Berlin
• Karl Maria Wiligut
• Omen

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External links

• Steinschneider Genealogy
• Erik Jan Hanussen Genealogy
• Salon.com: Hitler's clairvoyant