Jean-Baptiste Willermoz

Jean-Baptiste Willermoz
Portrait of Willermoz by Jacques Gauthier d'Apoty in 1766
Born(1730-07-10)10 July 1730
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Died29 May 1824(1824-05-29) (aged 93)
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Resting placeLoyasse Cemetery, Lyon, France
45°45′47″N 4°48′41″E / 45.76310°N 4.81142°E / 45.76310; 4.81142
OrganizationFreemasonry
OfficeGeneral of the Department of the Rhône
Term1 June 1800 – 1815
MovementMartinism
SpouseJeanne-Marie Pascal (married 1799)
Children2
FatherClaude Catherin Willermoz

Jean-Baptiste Willermoz (10 July 1730 – 29 May 1824) was a French Freemason and Martinist who played an important role in the establishment of various systems of Masonic high-degrees in his time in both France and Germany.

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