ILLUMINATI

Illuminati

Adam weishaupt (1748–1830), founder of the Bavarian Illuminati.

He was the only non-clerical professor at an institution run by jesuits whose order had been dissolved in 1773.

The Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious.

In subsequent use, "Illuminati" refers to various organisations which claim or are purported to have links to the original Bavarian Illuminati or similar secret societies.

Many influential intellectuals and progressive politicians counted themselves as members, including ferdinand ofBrunswik and the diplomat Xavier von Zwark.