Carl Kellner (mystic)

Carl Kellner
Born	(1851-09-01)1 September 1851 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	7 June 1905(1905-06-07) (aged 53) Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Carl Kellner (1 September 1851 – June 7, 1905) was a chemist, inventor, and industrialist.^[1] Born in Vienna, Austria, he made significant improvements to the sulfite process and was co-inventor of the Castner-Kellner process.

He was a student of Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, and Eastern mysticism. He was the putative founder of Ordo Templi Orientis and is sometimes referred to as "Spiritual father of O.T.O.".