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Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist (–)
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Samuel Liddell (or Liddel) MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January – 5 or 20 November ), born Samuel Liddell Mathers, was a British occultist and member of the S.R.I.A..
Golden dawn members name
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."
Early life
Mathers was born on 8 or 11 January in Hackney, London, England.
His father, William M. Mathers, died while he was still a boy. His mother, whose maiden name was Collins, died in He attended Bedford School and subsequently worked in Bournemouth as a clerk, before moving to London following the death of his mother.
His wife was Moina Mathers (née Mina Bergson), sister of the