G. B. Gardner

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G. B. Gardner, better known as Gerald Gardner, was a British civil servant and occultist widely regarded as the founder of modern Wicca in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf civil servant
founder of a religion
human
occultist
alsoKnownAs G. B. Gardner
Gerald Gardner
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1884-06-13
dateOfDeath 1964-02-12
employer British colonial service
era 20th century
founded Gardnerian Wicca
linked to: Wicca
gender male
hasGenre occult literature
religious writing
influenced contemporary Paganism
linked to: Neopaganism

modern witchcraft
influencedBy Freemasonry
linked to: Freemasons

Margaret Murray
Theosophy
ceremonial magic
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British occult circles
Folklore Society
movement Wicca
modern Paganism
linked to: Neopaganism
name Gerald Brosseau Gardner
linked to: Gerald Gardner
nationality British
notableFor founding modern Wicca
popularizing contemporary witchcraft
notableWork The Meaning of Witchcraft
Witchcraft Today
occupation amateur anthropologist
author
civil servant
occultist
placeOfBirth Blundellsands
England
Lancashire
placeOfDeath Tunisia
en route to Lebanon
near Tunis
religion Neopaganism
Wicca
residence Highcliffe
linked to: Highcliffe Castle

New Forest area
workedIn Borneo
Malaya

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Gerald Gardner hasAlias G. B. Gardner
G. B. Gardner alsoKnownAs G. B. Gardner