Alessandro Cagliostro
Italian occultist, alchemist, and impostor (1743–1795)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1743-06-08
- Died
- 1795-08-26
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Vie de Joseph Balsamo, Connu Sous le Nom de Comte Cagliostro
- Evangelio de Cagliostro
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Giuseppe Balsamo (2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795), known by the alias Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, was an Italian occultist, self-styled magician and confidence trickster. He became a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he pursued various occult arts, including psychic healing, alchemy, and scrying. In his 1833 essay, Count Cagliostro, Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) pronounced him the "Quack of Quacks".