Founder of the Martinist order and a major figure of Belle Époque Parisian occultism, he rests at Père-Lachaise. Under what name is he known?
The answer
Gérard Encausse, known as Papus, was a physician by day and an occultist the rest of the time: initiatory societies, esoteric journals, and a reputation said to have taken him as far as the Russian court. He died in 1916 and rests at Père-Lachaise, where his grave still receives discreet visitors.
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