| LC control no. | n 89653666 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gardner, Gerald Brosseau, 1884-1964 |
| Variant(s) | Gardner, Gerald Brosseau, 1884- Gardner, G. B. (Gerald Brosseau), 1884-1964 Scire, 1884-1964 |
| Birth date | 1884-06-13 |
| Death date | 1964-02-12 |
| Place of birth | Lancashire (England) |
| Place of death | Mediterranean Sea |
| Profession or occupation | Wiccans |
| Found in | Neo-Pagan witchcraft, 1990: CIP v. 1, p. 3 (Gerald Brosseau Gardner, 1884-1964; British civil servant, founded Neo-Pagan witchcraft movement) LC data base, 9-26-89 (hdg.: Gardner, Gerald Brosseau, 1884- ) The meaning of witchcraft, 2004: ECIP t.p. (G.B. Gardner) Wikipedia, February 2, 2021 (Gerald Gardner (Wiccan); Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884--12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, as well as an author and an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist; he was instrumental in bringing the Contemporary Pagan religion of Wicca to public attention, writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca; he was born in Blundellsands, Lancashire; he died at sea on the ship, The Scottish Prince, while returing home from a trip to Lebanon; he was buried in Tunisia, the ship's next port of call) |
| Associated language | eng |
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