the sisterhood had invited five prominent religious leadersfather francis of lyon ; abbots mercier , lewis , and hirsch ( of marseille , hull , and lubeck respectively ) ; and the well-known and outspoken ( though little loved ) archbishop of denmark , anders byggeand as many of the leading philosophers of the day : sir william fitzgerald of london ; bernard dexter of edinburgh ; pierre larousse of paris ; david mcewen from toronto ; and the young danish upstart andreas andreassen .