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Gerard Encausse (1865-1916) AKA Papus

<p><b>Gérard Anaclet Vincent Encausse</b> (July 13, 1865 – 25 October 1916), whose <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esotericism" class="mw-redirect" title="Esotericism">esoteric</a> pseudonym was <b>Papus</b>, was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a>-born <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician" title="Physician">physician</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotist" class="mw-redirect" title="Hypnotist">hypnotist</a>, and popularizer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultism" class="mw-redirect" title="Occultism">occultism</a>, who founded the modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinism" title="Martinism">Martinist Order</a>.</p>

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