OCCULTIST

Edward Kelley

1555 - 1597

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Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (UK: ; 1 August 1555 – 1597/8), was an English Renaissance occultist and scryer. He is known for working with John Dee in his magical investigations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Kelley has received more than 778,365 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Edward Kelley is the 16th most popular occultist (up from 17th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 965th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Occultist.

Edward Kelley was a 17th century Englishman who claimed to be a doctor and alchemist. He is most famous for his work with John Dee, who was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. They were both interested in the occult and used their knowledge to try to contact angels.

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Among OCCULTISTS

Among occultists, Edward Kelley ranks 16 out of 41. Before him are Allan Kardec, Éliphas Lévi, Joachim of Fiore, Edgar Cayce, Anton LaVey, and Gérard Encausse. After him are Guido von List, Erik Jan Hanussen, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Robert Fludd, and Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1555, Edward Kelley ranks 3. Before him are Francis, Duke of Anjou, and Ludovico Carracci. After him are Naresuan, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, François de Malherbe, Cesare Ripa, Dong Qichang, Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. Among people deceased in 1597, Edward Kelley ranks 10. Before him are Peter Canisius, Paulo Miki, Joseph of Anchieta, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Franciscus Patricius, and Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After him are Barbara Blomberg, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Gunilla Bielke, Won Gyun, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, and Luís Fróis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Kelley ranks 821 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Cartwright (1743), Thomas Cole (1801), Eric Burdon (1941), John Berger (1926), Kim Cattrall (1956), and Dylan Thomas (1914). After him are Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), E. M. Forster (1879), William Carey (1761), Edward Whymper (1840), Peter Cushing (1913), and H. L. A. Hart (1907).

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Among OCCULTISTS In United Kingdom

Among occultists born in United Kingdom, Edward Kelley ranks 3. Before him are John Dee (1527), and Aleister Crowley (1875). After him are Robert Fludd (1574), Michael Scot (1175), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Alice Bailey (1880), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Elias Ashmole (1617), Dion Fortune (1890), and Israel Regardie (1907).

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