Adam Weishaupt

Adam Weishaupt
1799 portrait of Weishaupt
Born
Johann Adam Weishaupt

(1748-02-06)6 February 1748
Died18 November 1830(1830-11-18) (aged 82)
EraEnlightenment era
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolEmpiricism
Main interests
Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics

Johann Adam Weishaupt (pronounced [ˈjoːhan ˈʔaːdam ˈvaɪ̯shaʊ̯pt]; 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830)[1][2][3][4] was a German philosopher, professor of civil law and later canon law, and founder of the Illuminati.

  1. ^ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Vol. 41, p. 539.
  2. ^ Engel, Leopold. Geschichte des Illuminaten-ordens. Berlin: H. Bermühler Verlag, 1906.
  3. ^ van Dülmen, Richard. Der Geheimbund der Illuminaten. Stuttgart: Frommann-Holzboog, 1975.
  4. ^ Stauffer, Vernon. [New England] and the Bavarian Illuminati. Columbia University, 1918.

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