Mystery AtlasJohn Robison
Scottish scientist whose 1797 book Proofs of a Conspiracy accused the Bavarian Illuminati of secretly orchestrating the French Revolution, a founding text of the modern Illuminati conspiracy tradition.
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Theories & Explanations
- Illuminati Modern Conspiracy Claimfrom 1797
John Robison popularised Illuminati Modern Conspiracy Claim.
Organisations & Programmes
- Bavarian Illuminati1776–1785
John Robison criticised Bavarian Illuminati — Robison's 1797 book attacked the Illuminati as a subversive conspiracy behind the French Revolution, a causal claim historians regard as unsupported.
- Freemasonry1717–present
John Robison criticised Freemasonry — Robison's 1797 Proofs of a Conspiracy argued Freemasonry's European lodges had been infiltrated and used by the Bavarian Illuminati; historians regard the causal claim as unsupported.
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Who Are the Illuminati?
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