Gougenot des Mousseaux

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Le Chevalier Henry-Roger Gougenot des Mousseaux

(22 April 1805 − 5 October 1878)

French writer. Trained in diplomacy. Served at the Court of King Charles X. Retired to his native town during revolution of 1830, and devoted himself to archaeological, religious and spiritistic studies. Ardent Catholic and prolific writer, whose passion for accumulating factual data from the civilizations of the past was used to great advantage by H.P.B. in her discussions of magic. Chief work: Dieu et les Dieux (1854); also *La Magie au XIXme siecle, ses agents, ses verites, ses mensonges (1860). (BCW 1:464).

Some links:

• Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
• CTD article in Russian: Гужено де Муссо, шевалье Анри-Роже
• Wikipedia: Henri Roger Gougenot des Mousseaux

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Lifetime: 1805-1878
Shortly: French writer. Trained in diplomacy. Served at the Court of King Charles X. Retired to his native to...