In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.
Johann Adam Weishaupt ([ˈjoːhan ˈaːdam ˈvaɪ̯s.haʊ̯pt], 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830)[1][2][3][4] was a German philosopher, professor, and founder of the Order of the Illuminati, a secret society.