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=== Raymond Armin (Leo) ===
Raymond Armin was born in London (1924) under the name Schirtenlieb. He did most of his schooling in London, living around the St.Johns Wood area. He started his working life as an apprentice tool maker at Borehamwood near London England. Armin did time during the war in the R.A.F. as a quartermaster. (His rank was staff sergeant). He married Violet Burton from Waterloo who was 8 months pregnant at the time.

After the war, Armin worked at various locations in and round London e.g. as manager of a furniture company based in Camden Town, London, and then as a market demonstrator. During the late 1940s, while still living in central London, he became father to five   children, one died soon after birth; his name was Brian.

He relocated in 1958 to Yorkshire to follow a new profession as a travelling salesman, selling furniture polish, and then a few years later as an encyclopaedia salesman. In 1963 Armin moved to Nottinghamshire, followed by a move back to London in 1965, where he worked as a civilian driver for the Metropolitan Police and then as a guard for a security firm.

In 1971 John Armin, son of Leo met up with a group of people who were staying in London after travelling around the world "looking for something". They formed into a group under the Armins' leadership, and all met regularly over the next few years, primarily at Leo's flat in Stoke Newington, London.

In 1973, "the Group" began. This would adopt the name of the Emin Society, at which time Armin became known as Leo and John as Orman within the society. The society used many halls around the London areas, eventually occupying a small centre at Gospel Oak in London. Autumn of 1976 saw a relocation to a larger centre at Hotham Road Studios, Hotham Road, Putney, London.

During the 1980's, Armin moved with his wife, Violet, and a woman called Ethra a.k.a. Deborah McKay, from Iowa, to America, where some years later they took on American citizenship.

From roughly the 1990's until his death, Armin lived in a waterfront retreat at Jensen Beach Florida.<ref>Address/Property records 1592 Seahorse Pl Jensen Beach, FL 34957</ref> Armin died in August 2002 from an [[aortic aneurysm]]. Violet Armin (Ruth) died in 2008 in her sleep. 

The Emin was founded by members of the Armin family, followed by a gathering of friends interested in Orman's and Leo's work.