Paschal Beverly Randolph

Paschal Beverly Randolph
Born(1825-10-08)October 8, 1825
New York City, U.S.
Died(1875-07-29)July 29, 1875 (aged 49)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse(s)Mary Jane Randolph (m. 1850; div. 1864)
Kate Corson (?–1875)

Paschal Beverly Randolph (October 8, 1825 – July 29, 1875) was an African-American medical doctor, occultist, spiritualist, trance medium, and writer. According to A. E. Waite, he established the earliest known Rosicrucian order in the United States. He may have also been the first to introduce the principles of erotic alchemy to North America.

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