Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley (/ˈkrli/; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) wis an Inglis occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, penter, novelist, an muntineer. He foondit the releigion o Thelema, identifeein himsel as the prophet entrustit wi guidin humanity intil the Æon o Horus in the early 20t yeirhunner. A proleefic writer, he furthsett mony warks ower the coorse o his life.

Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, c. 1919
BornEdward Alexander Crowley
12 October 1875(1875-10-12)
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Ingland
Dee'd1 December 1947(1947-12-01) (aged 72)
Hastings, East Sussex
Ingland
EddicationMalvern College, Eastbourne College, Trinity College, Cambridge
ThriftOccultist, poet, novelist, muntaineer
Hauf-marrae(s)Rose Edith Kelly (m.1903–09)
Maria Teresa Sanchez (m.1929–1947, his daith)
Bairns5

Crowley wis born Edward Alexander Crowley on 12 October 1875 at 30 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the auldest bairn o Emily Bishop an Edward Crowley.[1]

References eedit

  1. "Crowley, Aleister [formerly Edward Alexander] (1875–1947), author and occultist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (in Inglis). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37329. Retrieved 29 October 2023.