Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist (1854–1918) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Liddell (or Liddel) MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January 1854 – 5 or 20 November 1918), born Samuel Liddell Mathers, was a British occultist and member of the S.R.I.A.. He is primarily known as one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a ceremonial magic order of which offshoots still exist. He became so synonymous with the order that Golden Dawn scholar Israel Regardie observed in retrospect that "the Golden Dawn was MacGregor Mathers."[2]
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![]() Mathers, in Egyptian costume, performs a ritual of Isis in the rites of the Golden Dawn | |
Born | 8 or 11 January 1854 |
Died | 5 or 20 November 1918 (aged 64) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Bedford School |
Occupation | Occultist |
Known for | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn |
Spouse | Moina Mathers |
Parent | William M. Mathers |
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