Theodore Illion

Theodore Illion or Theodor Illion (1898 in Canada (?) – September 4, 1984 in Hallein in the state of Salzburg),[1][2] is a writer of travel books who claimed to have visited Tibet in the 1930s and discovered an underground city there. He published his Tibetan adventures under that name[3] but later resorted to the pseudonyms Theodore Burang or Theodor Burang[4] and more rarely Theodor Nolling to write various books and articles on Tibetan medicine.[5]

  1. ^ Wilhelm Alexander Unkrig, Hans Findeisen, A. Unkrig (1883-1956), volume 17 of Asien- und Afrika-Studien der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Hartmut Walravens, Hans Findeisen eds.), Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2004, 204 p., in particular p. 165, note 24: "Illion wurde angeblich un Kanada geboren und stammte aus vermögender Familie. Er starb in Salzburg."
  2. ^ Tibet, Nepal und der Kulturraum des Himalaya - Fabri Antiquariat: "Illion, Theodor: Siehe auch "Theodor Burang", unter welchem Pseudonym Prof. Illion mehrere Bücher veröffentlichte. Unter dem Pseudonym 'Theodor Nolling' schrieb er mehrere Artikel zur tibetischen Medizin in deutschen Tageszeitungen. Er starb am 4. 9. 1984 in Hallein (Illion, Theodor. See also "Theodor Burang", pseudonym under which professor Illion published several books. Under the pseudonym of "Theodor Nolling", he contributed several articles on Tibetan medicine to German newspapers. He died on 4-9-1984 at Hallein)."
  3. ^ Ilion with a single "l" is another name for the ancient city of Troy.
  4. ^ Burang being a town in the Ngari prefecture in Eastern Tibet.
  5. ^ Wilhelm Alexander Unkrig, Hans Findeisen, op. cit., p. 165, note 24: "Theodor Illion, 1898-1984, veröffentlichte auch unter den Namen Theodor Burang und Th. Nolling."