Michel de Salzmann (31 December 1923 in Paris – 4 August 2001 in Paris), son of Jeanne de Salzmann, was a psychiatrist, and the president of the Gurdjieff Foundation from 1990 until his death. His friends and pupils salute him as one of the most important spiritual figures of the 20th century.From the Le Monde obituary His writings in English Michel de Salzmann, Two Essays, Sandpoint Press, Canada, 2011. and in French Michel de Salzmann, Le défi de l'homme, éternel et toujours renouvelé, Éolienne, La Bibliothèque de l’homme rusé, France, 2012, translation from the English by Serge Gautier d’Orier and Alexandre de Salzmann. reveal him as a creative thinker. Michel de Salzmann was a faithful follower of Gurdjieff, as seen in his contribution in The Encyclopedia of Religion (1987). Michel de Salzmann, « G. I. Gurdjieff », in The Encyclopedia of Religion, 16 Volumes, Mircea Eliade, editor in chief, New York: Macmillan, 1987 – see the page https://www.gurdjieff.org/salzmann-m1.htm retrieved 2023-08-05 A witness on his own teaching was given by the poet Fran Shaw. Fran Shaw, The Next Attention, Indications Press, New York, 2010.
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