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Also known as Johann Adam Weishaupt

German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)

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Adam Weishaupt was a historical figure who lived from 1748-02-06 to 1830-11-18. He is associated with the pseudonyms "Spartakus" and "Spartacus". His written output includes works titled "Jehovah", "Illuminati", "Luther", "Ueber Die Staats-Ausgaben und Auflagen ... ...", and "Einleitung Zu Meiner Apologie...".

Records indicate that Weishaupt has 44 works listed in the Open Library, while other sources cite 19 works from Europeana Sparql and 5 from Crossref. His name appears in 356 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, the name "adam weishaupt" has 25 listeners and a playcount of 75 on Last.fm.

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Person · Open Library

Works
44

Top works

  • Jehovah
  • Illuminati
  • Luther
  • Ueber Die Staats-Ausgaben und Auflagen ... ...
  • Einleitung Zu Meiner Apologie...

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
25
Total plays
75

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Quotes

  • I myself brought Deism no more to Bavaria than to Rome or Italy. I found it there already; and I shall give the reasons below, just why in the most fanatical countries, and more under Catholicism than Protestantism, this sort of person is found in such a measure and multitude.
  • Do you realize sufficiently what it means to rule—to rule in a secret society? Not only over the lesser or more important of the populace, but over the best of men, over men of all ranks, nations, and religions, to rule without external force, to unite them indissolubly, to breathe one spirit and soul into them, men distributed over all parts of the world?
  • Should you seek might, power, false honor, excess&nbsp;— seek that we would work for you to provide your temporal advantages&nbsp;— we will bring you as close to the throne as you wish, and then turn you over to the consequences of your folly, but our inner sanctuary remains closed to such. But should you want to learn wisdom&nbsp;— want to learn to make mankind more clever, better, free and happy&nbsp;— then be thrice welcomed by us.
  • This first stage of the life of the whole race is savagery, raw nature:… a condition in which man enjoys the most exquisite goods, equality and freedom, in full abundance, and would also enjoy them forever, if he would follow the hint of nature and understand the art of not abusing his powers and preventing the outbreak of his excessive passions.
  • In this time, when the games and abuses of secret societies were without end, I wanted to make use of this human weakness for a real and worthy goal, the welfare of mankind.… I wanted what the heads of the ecclesiastical and secular powers should do and want by virtue of their offices.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johann
Gender
male
Place of birth
Ingolstadt
Place of death
Gotha
Occupation
theologian
Languages spoken
German
Religion
deism
Academic degree
ordinary professor
Field of work
ethics
Image
Johann Adam Weishaupt.jpg
Residence
Gotha
Political ideology
Republicanism
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Adam Weishaupt
date of birth
1748-02-06
member of
Freemasonry
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Adam Weishaupt
name in native language
Adam Weishaupt
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Como
writing language
German
pseudonym
Spartacus
date of death
1830-11-18
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Works in European collections

19 objects attributed to Adam Weishaupt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Johann Adam Weishaupt ( German: [ˈjoːhan ˈaːdam ˈvaɪshaʊpt]; 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830) was a German philosopher, professor of civil law and later canon law, and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati.

Early life

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