Georges Martin (9 May 1844, Paris – 1 October 1916, Paris) was a French doctor, politician andFreemason.
He was initiated on 21 March 1879 into theUnion et Bienfaisance lodge of theGrande Loge de France. He was one of the founders of France's "Symbolic Scottish Grand Lodge". From 1890, he worked unsuccessfully forwomen's initiation within the male jurisdictions.
He assisted in the initiation ofMaria Deraismes on 14 January 1882 intoLes Libres Penseurs lodge inPecq, and together, they founded the first mixed-sex lodge in 1893, theGrande Loge Symbolique Écossaise "Le Droit Humain". This mother-lodge became the basis for the creation ofLe Droit Humain lodge, the origins ofCo-Masonry; he devoted himself to the national and international development of this from 1883 to 1916. In 1901, he created "Le Droit Humain"'s Supreme Council under the authority of which all the lodges were placed.[1]
