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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 720,334 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward Kelley is the 17th most popular occultist (down from 16th in 2019), the 966th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 816th 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 17 out of 37. Before him are Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Éliphas Lévi, Joachim of Fiore, Edgar Cayce, Gérard Encausse, and Guido von List. After him are Charles Webster Leadbeater, Alice Bailey, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, and Robert Fludd.

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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, Cesare Ripa, François de Malherbe, Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, Dong Qichang, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. Among people deceased in 1597, Edward Kelley ranks 11. Before him are Paulo Miki, Maharana Pratap, Joseph of Anchieta, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Barbara Blomberg, and Franciscus Patricius. After him are Gunilla Bielke, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Won Gyun, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria, and Luís Fróis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Kelley ranks 966 out of 7,765. Before him are Reginald Pole (1500), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Eugen d'Albert (1864), Robbie Williams (1974), and John Pople (1925). After him are Harold Lowe (1882), John Dunstaple (1390), Slash (1965), Ian Curtis (1956), Herbert C. Brown (1912), and James Anderson (1680).

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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 Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Alice Bailey (1880), Robert Fludd (1574), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Michael Scot (1175), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Elias Ashmole (1617), Dion Fortune (1890), and Israel Regardie (1907).

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