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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G. B. Gardner canonical 2

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ