Henry Barnes

Henry Barnes (1912-2008) was a leading figure in the Waldorf and anthroposophical movements in North America during the last half of the twentieth century. He was a class teacher and high school history teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York from 1940 until 1977 and was elected Chairman of the Faculty for 28 of those years. He was the General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society from 1974 until 1991. He lectured extensively throughout North America and Europe.