Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the pen name Léo Taxil, was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. He is also known for the Taxil hoax, a spurious exposé of Freemasonry and the Catholic Church's opposition to it.
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Country
FranceCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1907 · aged 53
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