Gnostic Society
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The Gnostic Society was founded in Los Angeles in 1928, and incorporated in 1939, by John Morgan Pryse (1863–1952) and his brother James Morgan Pryse (1859–1942) for studies of Gnosticism.<ref name="Pearson2007p240" /><ref name="Smith1995p206" /><ref name="Lucas1995p279" /> Stephan A. Hoeller, author and lecturer and a leading exponent of Gnosticism,<ref name="Lucas1995p279" /> became the director of studies in 1963.<ref name="Quest Books" />
The organization ceased to exist as a legal entity in 1974.<ref name="California Secretary of State entity listing" /> Since that time, Hoeller has lectured under the society's name, presenting it as an educational organization "dedicated to advancing the study, understanding, and individual experience of Gnosis."