Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.” ~ Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830?) [Spartacus] Professor of Natural and Canon Law at Germany's Ingolstadt University, founded The Order of the Illuminati on May 1, 1776. He designed the very plan of world domination that is still in use today to enslave the world's masses.