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 NERFINISHED
esoteric societies in Victorian England
centuryOfActivity 19th century
coFounded Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Woodman NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia NERFINISHED
middleName Robert NERFINISHED
movement Hermeticism NERFINISHED
Rosicrucianism NERFINISHED
name William Robert Woodman NERFINISHED
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, England
surface form: London
positionHeld chief of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia
religion Christianity
tradition Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn tradition NERFINISHED

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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn foundedBy William Robert Woodman