Michael Baigent

Michael Feran Meritxell Baigent (* March 1948 in Nelson, New Zealand, † June 19 2013 in Brighton, England ) was a British- New Zealand author. Most of his works were historical nonfiction. His most famous song was The Holy Grail and his heirs, the conditioned, the modern legend of Rennes- le -Château for a mass audience and its theses are rejected by much of the history of science. As coauthors Baigents acted partly Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln.

Life

Baigent studied psychology at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch ( BA degree ). Since 1976 he lived with his family in England. There he acquired in 1999 from the University of Kent with a MA specialist mysticism and religious experience; the title of his thesis was A Renaissance symbol: the meaning of the triangle Containing the Hebrew name of God.

In his books and documentaries to Baigent employed, among others, with the history of the Knights Templar, Freemasonry and the early history of Christianity.

In 1983 he married his wife, Jane, with whom he had two daughters. From a previous marriage his wife came a stepson and a stepdaughter.

Baigent died in June 2013 at the age of 65 of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Works

  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln: The Holy Grail and his heirs. Origin and the presence of a secret order. His knowledge and power. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1984, ISBN 3-7857-0370-8.
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln: The Legacy of the Messiah. Order and secret work of the Brotherhood of the Holy Grail. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach, 1987, ISBN 3-7857-0460-7.
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh: The Temple and the Lodge. The Secret Legacy of the Knights Templar in Masonry. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1990.
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh: closure thing Jesus. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the truth about early Christianity. Earthscan, Munich 1991.
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh: Secret Germany. Stauffenberg and the background of the assassination attempt of July 20, 1944. Earthscan, Munich 1994.
  • Michael Baigent: The riddle of the Sphinx. Sensational traces of a civilization two million years before our time. Earthscan, Munich 1998.
  • Michael Baigent: The secret of the Templars. Earthscan, Munich 2000 (novel).
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh: DO NOT COPY magic. The influence of myths and mysteries on our lives. Earthscan, Munich 2000.
  • Michael Baigent: mirror image of the star. The universe beyond the visible world. Earthscan, Munich 2001.
  • Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh: When the church God betrayed. The reign of terror of the Inquisition, from its origins to the present. 3rd edition. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2002.
  • Michael Baigent: The God - makers. The truth about Jesus of Nazareth and the Secret Legacy of the Church. Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2006.
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