Was There a Super-Rich Mason? Nobody Can Prove It Yet

"2020 blieb Dietrich Mateschitz wie in den Vorjahren laut Forbes reichster Österreicher. Die Zeitschrift schätzt sein Vermögen auf 16,5 Mrd. USD (15,2 Mrd. Euro ), womit er Rang 57 der Weltrangliste belegt."

"Laut dem Bloomberg Billionaires Index belegte er mit Stand 19. Mai 2021 und einem geschätzten Vermögen von 28 Milliarden US-Dollar den 56. Platz auf der Rangliste der reichsten Menschen der Welt."

"The net worth of each individual is cited in United States dollars , based on their documented assets, and accounting for debt and other factors."

"It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes and by data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index"

"Reports from others business-related publications such as Bloomberg L.P. could differ; for instance, they valued David Geffen at US$9.1 billion in 2023, [ 2 ] while Forbes estimated his net worth at $8.6 billion as of 2024."

"Das Magazin Forbes schätzte 2026 das Vermögen von Dieter Schwarz auf 67,2 Milliarden US-Dollar, womit er auf Platz 1 in der Liste der reichsten Deutschen stünde."

"i.e., they are estimated to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more."

"The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982."

"However, Forbes estimates Selena Gomez net worth at $700 million, as of 2025."

"auf ca. 41,5 Milliarden Euro"

"This ranking excludes royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions"

"Elon Musk 428 Tesla , SpaceX 54"

"Er galt eine Zeitlang nach unterschiedlichsten Vermögensschätzungen als die reichste Einzelperson in Deutschland."

"A record 902 American billionaires made the ranking, worth a record $6.8 trillion combined."

"The net worth of the world's billionaires increased from less than $1 trillion in 2000 to over $16 trillion in 2025."

"Bloomberg Billionaires Index"

"Combined during his life and after his death"

"Ernst Leyden war Freimaurer und von 1867 bis 1871 Mitglied der Königsberger Loge Zum Todtenkopf und Phoenix"

"Otto Hieber : Geschichte der Vereinigten Johannis-Loge zum Todtenkopf und Phönix zu Königsberg i. Pr. Selbstverlag, Königsberg 1897."

"Le journaliste Joseph Pulitzer , « précurseur » [ 6 ] d'une « presse d'investigation engagée » socialement [ 6 ] , accepta de mobiliser les premières pages de son quotidien New York World pour récolter plus d'argent, gagnant ainsi environ 50 000 nouveaux abonnés."

"est le résultat d'une collecte de fonds américaine dirigée par le procureur général , William M. Evarts"

"Le journal fut également utilisé par son créateur pour critiquer les classes aisées, étant donné leur incapacité à trouver les fonds nécessaires"

"Public reporting shows Charlie Kirk was widely speculated to have ties to Freemasonry after his death because of a ring worn by his widow and social-m"

"Nach eigenen Angaben im Oktober 2008 war Van der Bellen Mitte der 1970er Jahre in die damals einzige Freimaurerloge in Innsbruck aufgenommen worden, wobei er ungefähr ein Jahr lang an Sitzungen teilgenommen habe, was er als „aktiv gewesen“ bezeichnete."

"His diary entry proves his participation on a specific date."

"„Danach habe ich als rein passives Mitglied noch etwa zehn Jahre lang den Mitgliedsbeitrag bezahlt und bin schließlich auf meinen expliziten Wunsch hin ausgeschieden.“"

"Antwort von Alexander Van der Bellen vom 1. Oktober 2008"

"Lord Millett, 66, had spoken out before against the Government's attempts to set up a register of Freemasons in the criminal justice system. He has described it as an invasion of privacy [16]."

"Kanawha Commandery. Xo. 4, Knights Templar, courteously invites you and ladies to attend the thirtieth Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of West Virginia"

"It never was excelled in Somersworth and would tickle the palates of multi multimillionaires."

"There were several promioent members of the Order present from Manchester, 1.,0we1l and Portsmouth, among whom: were Judge John P. Bart Bartlett, - lett, Bartlett, Fred Montgomery and William Belli of the M anchester lodge."

"It includes Freemasons who were at some point members under the jurisdiction the Grand Lodge of Tennessee"

"James K. Polk - 11th President of the United States ; 9th Governor of Tennessee. Initiated in Columbia Lodge #31 on September 4, 1820"

"Other notable men like Buzz Aldrin, Winston Churchill and Mozart and athletes John Elway, Arnold Palmer, Jack Dempsey and Shaquille O’Neal are Masons."

"The statement that he received all the degrees in one day is not borne out by the records of the lodge."

"Cease to subscribe to a lodge for twelve months, and there and then all privileges obtained by having served as Master of a lodge are lost, and after due notice, and no payment made, the name is erased from the roll of members."

"(1.) That no person, of what degree soever, be made or accepted a Freemason, unless in a regular lodge, whereof one to be a Master or a Warden in that limit or division where such lodge is kept, and another to be a craftsman in the trade of Freemasonry."

"the name of James Monroe appears in the list of names"

"It is evident, from the foregoing, that tbe membership on the night of initiation depends upon tbe wish of the “ candidate,” as he.is not ipso facto a member, but only if he so desires."

"reports Bro. John Tressidder, aged 100, who was initiated at the age of nineteen in Lodge Love of Honor, No. 75, Falmouth, August 6th, 1805."

"Noe person (ot wbat degree soever) shal bee accepted a free Mason, unless liee shall have a lodge of five free Masons, at least, whereof one to bee a master or warden, of that limitt, or division, wherein such Lodge shal bee kept, and another of tho trade of Free Masonry."

"Bro. D. Murray Lyon, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, writes to the London Ft eemason"

"Answer.— Every lodge is the sole judge as to who sh"

"in Kilwinning Lodge, No. 585, Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 18, 1909"

"nor shah a brother be affiliated until he has ( produced his Grand Lodge certificate, and also, when possible, a clearance certificate from the lodge with which he had been last connected."

"Note that in 1723 tbe craft were styled “Accepted Free Masons,” while in 1738 they were termed (as now) “Free and Accepted Masons.”"

"Die GLL verfügt nach eigenen Angaben heute über ca. 3.500 Brüder. Im Jahre 1934 gehörten ihr noch etwa 20.000 Brüder in 178 Logen an, insbesondere im ehemaligen Preußen."

"Nach einer Konferenz zwischen Hermann Göring und Landesgroßmeister von Heeringen am 7. April 1933 trennte sich die GLL von ihren freimaurerischen Grundlagen und eliminierte insbesondere alle alttestamentlichen Stellen im Ritual und alle freimaurerischen Bezeichnungen."

"Das Reichsministerium des Innern wies darauf die Großlogen an, bis spätestens 21. Juli 1935 für sich und ihre Tochterlogen die Liquidationsverfahren einzuleiten. Am 14. Juli 1935 fand die Schlussfeier der GLLFvD statt."

"Die beiden prominentesten Mitglieder der Großen Landesloge im 19. Jahrhundert waren sicherlich die Kaiser Wilhelm I. und Friedrich III. , letzterer war als Kronprinz Ordensmeister der Großen Landesloge."

"Die S. R. i. A. nahm nur reguläre Freimaurer im Meistergrad auf und war in erster Linie ein freimaurerischer Studienzirkel"

"Freemasonry grew in popularity with elite Protestant men after the American Revolution and added additional rites to its secret initiations during this period."

"Freemasons made claims to their sovereign role in American society by forming social bonds and mastering awkward ritual choreography behind closed doors, arguing that their rites were too powerful for untrained eyes."

"In dem rosenkreuzerisch geprägten Orden wurden nur verdiente Freimaurer auf Einladung aufgenommen."

"Der Orden hat sechs Initiationsgrade die an den Golden Dawn angelehnt sind."

"The Grand Lodge of Indiana is pleased to offer the following link to verify a member in good standing."

"Text to Verify can be used to verify that a member is currently in Good Standing utilizing real-time data as it is reported in Grand View by that member’s local lodge secretary."

"Member records, lodge access, and GrandView tools."

"A Grand Lodge, Grand Orient, or Obedience is the usual governing body of"

"Verification requires you have the Lodge Name, Member Number and Last Name to use this verification tool."

"To verify a member’s status using Text to Verify, simply send a text message from any mobile phone to the number below with the member’s 5-digit member number printed on their dues card or from their electronic dues card provided by Grand View (excluding any leading zeros)."

"There is no central body to oversee all of the Grand Lodges in the world (nor, indeed, all of Freemasonry)"

"Every officer of Grand Lodge or District Deputy Grand Master or member of the Board must be a Past Master and a member of this Grand Lodge."

"These items can be found on the Membership Card or can be provided by the Brother."

"Note, the Grand Lodge of Mississippi’s current adopted by-laws do not allow the Text to Verify system to be used to grant admission in to a lodge in lieu of a valid printed dues card, but it is still a useful tool for quickly and easily verifying if a member is in good standing."

"have their own governing bodies, not called Grand Lodges"

"The term “Grand Lodge” is not exclusive to Freemasonry. The Odd Fellows , Elks , and other similar fraternal groups also have Grand Lodges, as does the Orange Order ."

"Noch bevor es Logen in Deutschland gab, wurden Deutsche in England zu Freimaurern aufgenommen. Einer der frühesten bekannten Persönlichkeiten war Graf Albrecht Wolfgang von Schaumburg-Lippe ."

"Ihr zweiter Meister vom Stuhl ließ sie 1740 in das Großlogenregister in London mit der Matrikelnummer 108 eintragen. 1743 erhielt die Loge dann ihren Eigennamen Absalom ."

"Jules Ferry (futur ministre de l'Instruction publique de la République) et Émile Littré (auteur éponyme du dictionnaire) sont initiés par la loge"

"Liste de francs-maçons célèbres ."

"à l'exception de Lamartine et Ledru-Rollin , tous les membres du gouvernement provisoire de 1848 sont francs-maçons"

"Le Frère Thirifocq, militant socialiste, membre de la loge"

"The over 25,000 Masons of Kentucky welcome you to the Grand Lodge of Kentucky Free and Accepted Masons site."

"It is not that we want to be secretive, but our tradition is to not be flamboyant or advertise our good works."

"There are over a million Freemasons scat scattered - tered scattered over tho world and of this number 550000 reside in the United States"

"It is our hope that this site will serve to remove some of the shroud of mystery associated with Masonry."

"the former eliminated from their Jaw tho prerequisite of a belief in God before a man could bo mado a Mason"

"Masons in Kentucky do not solicit for membership, we wait for the man to ask for a petition."

"There no grand master of the United States each grand lodgo having jurisdiction over the territory circumscribed by the state in which it is located"