William Robert Woodman

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William Robert Woodman was a British physician, occultist, and Rosicrucian who co-founded the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rosicrucian
co-founder of esoteric order
human
occultist
physician
areaOfExpertise Rosicrucian symbolism
esoteric ritual structure
associatedWith British occult revival
esoteric societies in Victorian England
centuryOfActivity 19th century
coFounded Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Woodman
fieldOfWork Western esotericism
medicine
occultism
genre ceremonial magic
givenName William
hasHonorificTitle Dr.
influenced 20th-century ceremonial magic orders
modern Western occultism
languageSpoken English
memberOf Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia
middleName Robert
movement Hermeticism
Rosicrucianism
name William Robert Woodman
nationality British
notableFor influence on modern ceremonial magic
leadership in British Rosicrucianism
notableWork co-founding the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
occupation Rosicrucian leader
occultist
physician
placeOfActivity London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld chief of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia
religion Christianity
tradition Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn tradition

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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn foundedBy William Robert Woodman
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn hasFounder William Robert Woodman
subject linked to: Mathers
William Robert Woodman name William Robert Woodman