Famous Witches – Modern Era Witches
“Modern Era” for these purposes includes witch and occult figures from the 19th and early 20th Century, including the early influences on modern Wicca:
Joan Wytte (1775 – 1813) | Tamsin Blight (1798 – 1856) | Marie Laveau (c.1801 – 1881) | Eliphas Lévi (1810 – 1875) | George Pickingill (c.1816 – c.1909) | Charles Leland (1824 – 1903) | A. E. Waite (1857 – 1942) | Margaret Murray (1863 – 1963) | Aleister Crowley (1875 – 1947) | Gerald Gardner (1884 – 1964) | Dion Fortune (1890 – 1946)
Access Other Historical Periods:
Biblical, Mythical and Folklore Witches, Medieval and Renaissance Witches and Contemporary Witches.
