Suicide: Its History, Literature, Jurisprudence, Causation, and Prevention

W. Wynn (William Wynn) Westcott

1848–1925

Best known as one of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, this Victorian doctor and coroner stood at the crossroads of medicine, Freemasonry, and modern Western occultism. His work helped shape the magical revival that influenced many later esoteric writers and groups.