An invention of Alfred Jarry. 1948 May 11th. The College de Pataphysique founded. Among the noted officers have been Jacques Prevert - Satrap. 1950 Raymond Queneau - Satrap. 1953 Max Ernst; Jacques Prevert's dog - Satraps. Noel Arnaud - Regent. 1954 Simon Watson Taylor. 1957 Jean Ferry; Rene Clair, Michel Leiris, Joan Miro - Satraps. 1959 Marcel Duchamp - Satrap. 1960 Jean Dubuffet - Satrap. 1963 Man Ray - Satrap. 1964 Andre Blavier admitted. 1990? Noel Arnaud - Satrap. See wiki and in Fr. See Timeline