A. R. (Alfred Richard) Orage

Born in Yorkshire in 1873, Alfred Richard Orage began his working life as a schoolteacher in Leeds. During those years he immersed himself in ideas as well as education, taking a strong interest in socialism, Plato, and theosophy.

He is most widely remembered as the editor of The New Age, the weekly review he helped turn into an important forum for literary and political debate before the First World War. Writers and thinkers associated with the magazine included major figures of the period, and Orage earned a reputation as a lively critic and influential cultural voice.

Later in life, his interests extended further into philosophy and spiritual teaching, especially through his connection with G. I. Gurdjieff. He died in London in 1934, leaving behind a career that linked journalism, social thought, and modernist culture.