Weishaupt's Life and Work

Weishaupt was a founding member of the Illuminati. His mentor, Johann Ixtat, instilled in him ideas of rationalism and seeking universal truth through nature. However, Weishaupt also had other goals in mind. He wanted to create a secret society that could infiltrate major institutions and take control. The Illuminati crumbled three years later when they were accused of revolutionary and anarchist plotting against the Church and the royal families of Germany.