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Johann Adam Weishaupt (pronounced [ˈjoːhan ˈʔaːdam ˈvaɪ̯shaʊ̯pt]; 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830) was a German philosopher, professor of civil law and later canon law, and founder of the Illuminati.
The 18th-century German thinker Adam Weishaupt would have been stunned if he had known his ideas would one day fuel global conspiracy theories, and inspire best-selling novels and...
Jun 23, 2022 · On May 1, 1776, 28-year-old Adam Weishaupt gathered a handful of his best students and founded the Bund der Perfektibilisten, or Covenant of Perfectibility. According to Heritage Daily, the name of his organization was changed two years later to Illuminatenorden — the Order of Illuminati.
Sep 30, 2013 · The Illuminati was an 18th-century secret society made up of influential intellectuals of the time. Also known as the Bavarian Illuminati, they opposed the Church's control over science; promoted...
…on May Day 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt and a former Jesuit. The members of this secret society called themselves “Perfectibilists.” Their founder’s aim was to replace Christianity with a religion of reason, as later did the revolutionaries of France and the 19th-century positivist
Nov 28, 2017 · It was on 1 May 1776 that Adam Weishaupt, a professor of law at the University of Ingolstadt, founded the Order of the Illuminati, a secret organisation formed to oppose religious influence on...
May 26, 2024 · Adam Weishaupt of the Bavarian illuminati targeted people of wealth and social importance when he was spreading his doctrine, and a number of notable figures are associated with the Bavarian movement.
