Adam Weishaupt | |
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![]() 1799 portrait of Weishaupt | |
Born | Johann Adam Weishaupt 6 February 1748 |
Died | 18 November 1830 | (aged 82)
Known for | Founder of the Illuminati |
Era | Enlightenment era |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | Empiricism |
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.