Augustin Barruel

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Augustin Barruel
Born	(1741-10-02)October 2, 1741 Villeneuve-de-Berg, Ardèche, France
Died	October 5, 1820(1820-10-05) (aged 79) Paris, France
Occupation	Jesuit priest, historian, writer
Subject	Counterrevolution, anti-masonry
Notable works	Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism

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Augustin Barruel (October 2, 1741 – October 5, 1820) was a French journalist, intellectual, and Jesuit priest. He is now mostly known for setting forth the conspiracy theory involving the Bavarian Illuminati and the Jacobins in his book Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (original title Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire du Jacobinisme) published in 1797. In short, Barruel wrote that the French Revolution was planned and executed by the secret societies.