Werner Erhard

Werner Erhard
Werner Erhard
	Erhard in 2015
Born	John Paul Rosenberg; September 5, 1935 (age 88); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Author, lecturer
Spouses	; Patricia Fry (m. 1953; div. 1960) ; Ellen Erhard / June Bryde (m. 1960; div. 1983)
Children	7
Website	wernererhard.net

Werner Hans Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg; September 5, 1935)^[1]^: 7 is an American lecturer known for founding est (offered from 1971 to 1984).^[1]^: 14^[2] In 1985, he replaced the est Training with a newly designed program, the Forum.^[3] Since 1991, the Forum has been kept up to date and offered by Landmark Education.^[4] Erhard has written, lectured, and taught on self-improvement.

In 1977, Erhard co-founded The Hunger Project,^[5] an NGO. In 1991, he retired from business and sold his existing intellectual property to his employees, who then adopted the name Landmark Education, renamed Landmark Worldwide in 2013.

^ ^a ^b Bartley, William Warren III (1978). Werner Erhard: The Transformation of a Man, the Founding of est. New York: Clarkson N. Potter. ISBN 0-517-53502-5.
^ Erhard, Werner. "Curriculum Vitae". Werner Erhard. Retrieved February 2, 2017. These companies were: Erhard Seminars Training Inc. (1971–1975); est, an educational corporation (1975–1981), and Werner Erhard and Associates (1981–1991).
^ Hyde, Bruce; Kopp, Drew (2019). Speaking being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a new possibility of being human. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-54990-1.“The Forum replaced the est Training in 1985 and, indeed, it may be argued that this encounter was crucial in this development of Erhard’s work, which development continues to this day in Landmark Worldwide and in his new work with speaking the Being of leadership.”
^ Sobel, Eliezer (February 1, 2008). The 99th Monkey: A Spiritual Journalist's Misadventures with Gurus, Messiahs, Sex, Psychedelics, and Other Consciousness-Raising Experiments (1st ed.). Santa Monica Press. ISBN 978-1-59580-028-2.“Several years later, est had evolved into “The Forum,” which continues to flourish around the world today under the auspices of Landmark Education.”
^ Toner, Robin. "Hunger project aiming at global commitment". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Bartley-1] Bartley, William Warren III (1978). Werner Erhard: The Transformation of a Man, the Founding of est. New York: Clarkson N. Potter. ISBN 0-517-53502-5.

[cv-2] Erhard, Werner. "Curriculum Vitae". Werner Erhard. Retrieved February 2, 2017. These companies were: Erhard Seminars Training Inc. (1971–1975); est, an educational corporation (1975–1981), and Werner Erhard and Associates (1981–1991).

[3] Hyde, Bruce; Kopp, Drew (2019). Speaking being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a new possibility of being human. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-54990-1.“The Forum replaced the est Training in 1985 and, indeed, it may be argued that this encounter was crucial in this development of Erhard’s work, which development continues to this day in Landmark Worldwide and in his new work with speaking the Being of leadership.”

[4] Sobel, Eliezer (February 1, 2008). The 99th Monkey: A Spiritual Journalist's Misadventures with Gurus, Messiahs, Sex, Psychedelics, and Other Consciousness-Raising Experiments (1st ed.). Santa Monica Press. ISBN 978-1-59580-028-2.“Several years later, est had evolved into “The Forum,” which continues to flourish around the world today under the auspices of Landmark Education.”

[5] Toner, Robin. "Hunger project aiming at global commitment". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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Werner Erhard
Erhard in 2015
Born	John Paul Rosenberg (1935-09-05) September 5, 1935 (age 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Author, lecturer
Spouses	Patricia Fry (m. 1953; div. 1960) Ellen Erhard / June Bryde (m. 1960; div. 1983)
Children	7
Website	wernererhard.net