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Alessandro Cagliostro

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

Alessandro Cagliostro was born on June 2, 1743[1], in Palermo[2]. He died on August 26, 1795[3], in Fortress of San Leo[4]. He worked as a physician[5], alchemist[6], adventurer[7], confidence trickster[8], and impostor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,796 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 8, 1743[11]
  • Spouse: Seraphina Cagliostro[12]
  • Country of citizenship: France[13]
  • Occupation: occultist[14]
  • Member of: freemasonry[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Alessandro Cagliostro[18]
  • Family name: Cagliostro[19]
  • Given name: Giuseppe[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alessandro Cagliostro[21]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], The Encyclopedia Americana[26], Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne[27]
  • Convicted of: heresy[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[29]
  • Name in native language: Alessandro Cagliostro[30]
  • Different from: Joseph Balsamo : memoires d'un medecin[31]
  • Place of detention: Fortress of San Leo[32], Castel Sant'Angelo[33]

Why It Matters

Alessandro Cagliostro has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to him include The Most Holy Trinosophia[36], a literary work[37].

FAQs

Where was Alessandro Cagliostro born?

Alessandro Cagliostro's place of birth was Palermo[2].

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[12].

What did Alessandro Cagliostro do for work?

Alessandro Cagliostro worked as a physician[5], alchemist[6], adventurer[7], confidence trickster[8], and impostor[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . museum-digital. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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