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Aleister Crowley

1875 - 1947

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Aleister Crowley ( AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. Born to a wealthy family in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Crowley rejected his parents' fundamentalist Christian Plymouth Brethren faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleister Crowley is the 3rd most popular occultist (up from 6th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 179th in 2019) and the most popular British Occultist.

Aleister Crowley was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, which became adopted by the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) as well as the magical order Argenteum Astrum, the Order of the Silver Star. He was also a highly controversial member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, where he was known by the magical name of Frater Perdurabo.

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Among occultists, Aleister Crowley ranks 3 out of 41. Before him are Nostradamus, and Grigori Rasputin. After him are Baba Vanga, John Dee, Anton LaVey, Helena Blavatsky, Count of St. Germain, Éliphas Lévi, Alessandro Cagliostro, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, and Allan Kardec.

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Among people born in 1875, Aleister Crowley ranks 4. Before him are Carl Jung, Thomas Mann, and Maurice Ravel. After him are Vallabhbhai Patel, Syngman Rhee, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Schweitzer, D. W. Griffith, Ibn Saud, Ferdinand Porsche, and Jeanne Calment. Among people deceased in 1947, Aleister Crowley ranks 2. Before him is Max Planck. After him are Henry Ford, Al Capone, Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, and Jozef Tiso.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aleister Crowley ranks 68 out of 8,785. Before him are John Dalton (1766), William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), David Hume (1711), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), and James V of Scotland (1512). After him are John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Robert Hooke (1635), Lord Byron (1788), D. H. Lawrence (1885), and John Maynard Keynes (1883).

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Among OCCULTISTS In United Kingdom

Among occultists born in United Kingdom, Aleister Crowley ranks 1. After him are John Dee (1527), Edward Kelley (1555), Robert Fludd (1574), Elias Ashmole (1617), Alice Bailey (1880), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Michael Scot (1175), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Dion Fortune (1890), and Israel Regardie (1907).

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