Alessandro Cagliostro

Italian occultist, alchemist, and impostor (1743–1795)
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Alessandro Cagliostro
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Alessandro Cagliostro

Summary

Alessandro Cagliostro is a human[1]. He was born in Palermo[2]. He was born on June 2, 1743[3]. He passed away in Fortress of San Leo[4]. He died on August 26, 1795[5]. He worked as a physician[6], alchemist[7], adventurer[8], confidence trickster[9], and impostor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alessandro Cagliostro was born in Palermo[2].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro passed away in Fortress of San Leo[4].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro was born on June 2, 1743[3].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro was born on June 8, 1743[12].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro died on August 26, 1795[5].
  • Among Alessandro Cagliostro's spouses was Seraphina Cagliostro[13].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro held citizenship in France[14].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro worked as a physician[6].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's professions included alchemist[7].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro worked as an adventurer[8].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro worked as a confidence trickster[9].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's professions included impostor[10].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro worked as an occultist[15].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro was a member of freemasonry[16].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's religion is recorded as Catholicism[17].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro is recorded as male[18].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's Commons category is recorded as Alessandro Cagliostro[20].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's family name is recorded as Cagliostro[21].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's given name is recorded as Giuseppe[22].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alessandro Cagliostro[23].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Alessandro Cagliostro's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alessandro Cagliostro was born in Palermo[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 2, 1743[3] and June 8, 1743[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[6], alchemist[7], adventurer[8], confidence trickster[9], impostor[10], and occultist[15].

Personal Life

Alessandro Cagliostro was married to Seraphina Cagliostro[13]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism[17].

Death and Burial

Alessandro Cagliostro died on August 26, 1795[5]. He passed away in Fortress of San Leo[4].

Why It Matters

Alessandro Cagliostro ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include The Most Holy Trinosophia[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Alessandro Cagliostro born?

Born in Palermo[2], Alessandro Cagliostro…

Where did Alessandro Cagliostro die?

Alessandro Cagliostro passed away in Fortress of San Leo[4].

Who was Alessandro Cagliostro married to?

Alessandro Cagliostro's spouses include Seraphina Cagliostro[13].

What did Alessandro Cagliostro do for work?

Alessandro Cagliostro worked as physician[6], alchemist[7], adventurer[8], confidence trickster[9], and impostor[10].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . museum-digital. wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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