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Gerald Gardner
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British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
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Gerald Gardner, born Gerald Brousseau Gardner in 1884 in Blundellsands, was a British novelist, anthropologist, priest, and screenwriter. He was a member of the Conservative Party and wrote in English. His professional interests included Wicca, occultism, paganism, and witchcraft. Gardner identified with the religion or worldview of Wicca.
He authored 32 works, including the notable book *Witchcraft Today*. Other significant titles attributed to him are the *Book of Shadows*, the *Garnerian Book of Shadows*, *Ye Bok of Ye Art Magical*, and *The Quotable Mr. Kennedy*. Gardner died on February 12, 1964, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Book of Shadows
- Garnerian Book of Shadows
- Ye Bok of Ye Art Magical
- The Quotable Mr. Kennedy
- Witchcraft Today
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Key facts
- Born
- Gerald Brosseau Gardner , 13 June 1884, Blundellsands, Lancashire , England
- Died
- 12 February 1964 (1964-02-12) (aged 79), aboard ship, en route to Tunis
- Occupations
- Tea and rubber planter customs officer Wiccan priest writer novelist
- Spouse
- Dorothy Rosedale
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gerald
- Family name
- Gardner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Blundellsands
- Place of death
- Mediterranean Sea
- Occupation
- archaeologist
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Wicca
- Notable work
- Witchcraft Today
- Field of work
- archaeology
- Image
- Gerald Gardner.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1884-06-13
- date of death
- 1964-02-12
- Commons category
- Gerald Gardner
- birth name
- Gerald Brousseau Gardner
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Encyclopedic overview
Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884 – 12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, author, and amateur anthropologist and archaeologist. He was instrumental in bringing the modern pagan religion of Wicca to public attention, writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca.
Born into an upper-middle-class family in Blundellsands, Lancashire, Gardner spent much of his childhood abroad in Madeira. In 1900, he moved to colonial Ceylon. In 1911, he relocated to Malaya, where he worked as a civil servant. Independently, he developed an interest in the native peoples, writing papers, and even a book about their magical practices.
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