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Adam Weishaupt

German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748-1830) · Germany · Academics · Died at 82

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He founded the Illuminati - the actual one, in 1776 Bavaria - and spent the rest of his life watching it collapse into myth.

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1830Died18 November 18301787“I myself brought Deism no more to Bavaria than to Rome or Italy.”In their wordsEinleitung zu meiner Apologie (1787) p. 39.

“Do you realize sufficiently what it means to rule - to rule in a secret society?”In their words"Greeting to the newly integrated illuminatos dirigentes", in Nachtrag von weitern Originalschriften vol. 2 (1787) p. 45.

1783“Since the number of men is large but the earthly realm is not inexhaustible, one man can no longer profit from the labour of twenty.”In their wordsPhilosophy degree (1783), in: The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrinces of the Illuminati, ed. by Josef Wäges and

1748Born6 February 1748

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  1. I myself brought Deism no more to Bavaria than to Rome or Italy.

    1787, Einleitung zu meiner Apologie (1787) p. 39., Own words

  2. Do you realize sufficiently what it means to rule - to rule in a secret society?

    1787, "Greeting to the newly integrated illuminatos dirigentes", in Nachtrag von weitern Originalschriften vol. 2 (1787) p. 45., Own words

  3. Since the number of men is large but the earthly realm is not inexhaustible, one man can no longer profit from the labour of twenty.

    1783, Philosophy degree (1783), in: The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrinces of the Illuminati, ed. by Josef Wäges and, Own words

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Johann Adam Weishaupt was born in Bavaria on 6 February 1748 and became a professor of civil law, later canon law. In 1776 he founded the Bavarian Illuminati, a secret society that aimed to promote Enlightenment ideals. The order was banned within a decade, but its brief existence spawned centuries of conspiracy theories that far outlived the organization itself. Weishaupt spent his later years as an academic, far removed from the shadow legend growing around his name. He died on 18 November 1830.

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Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1748 to 1830 · aged 82

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