Adolph Freiherr Knigge
German writer and leading Illuminati member
- Lived
- 1752–1796
- Country
- Electorate of Hanover
- Also writes as
- Joseph Aloisius Maier, J. C. Meywerk, Philo, Benjamin Noldmann
Updated September 2026
About Adolph Freiherr Knigge
Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge was a German writer, Freemason, and a leading member of the Order of the Illuminati.
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