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William Wynn Westcott (17 December 1848 – 30 July 1925) was a coroner, ceremonial magician, theosophist and Freemason born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England. He was a Supreme Magus (chief) of the S.R.I.A and went on to co-found the Golden Dawn .
Dr. William Wynn Westcott. Early History. Born on December 17, 1848 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, Westcott was the youngest of six children, although he often implied that he was an only child, suggesting that he was not close to his siblings. Both his parents died before his tenth birthday.
Jul 5, 2022 · William Wynn Westcott (1848-1925) was an English Rosicrucian and Theosophist best known as a founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which was an offshoot of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia.
William Wynn Westcott (17 December 1848—30 July 1925) was a co-founder of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Supreme Magus of the Rosicrucian Society, and Master of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge. — From “William Wynn Westcott” in Hermeneuticon
A biography of William Wynn Westcott, a prominent figure in Freemasonry, hermeticism and the Golden Dawn. Learn about his medical career, his achievements, his challenges and his legacy.
Prominent British occultist and one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He was born in December 1848 at Leamington, Warwickshire, England. He lost both parents before the age of ten and was adopted by Richard West-cott Martyn, an uncle who was a surgeon by profession.
The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell Mathers, were Freemasons and members of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia. Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn.
