Patrick Négrier, a French philosopher who specialized in the study of Western esotericism and Freemasonry, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70.
Born in Aubusson, France, on April 30, 1956, he wrote on subjects including surrealism and Masonic thought, with books such as Hirtum, poète surréaliste, La pensée maçonnique, 1370-1884 and La scala degli idioti di Gurdjieff appearing under his name.