Cheiro
Also known as William John Warner, Count Louis Hamon, Count Leigh de Hamong
William John Warner (also self-identified as Count Louis le Warner de Hamon), popularly known as Cheiro (1 November 1866 – 8 October 1936), was an Irish astrologer and colourful occult figure of the early 20th century. His sobriquet, Cheiro, derives from the word cheiromancy, meaning palmistry. He was a self-described clairvoyant who said he learned palmistry, astrology, and Chaldean numerology in India. He was celebrated for using these forms of divination to make personal predictions for famous clients and to foresee world events.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1936
- Works
- 95
Top works
- Comfort's palmistry guide
- Cheiro's guide to the hand
- Palmistry for All
- Leshon ha-yad
- لغة الاعداد
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1985
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Discography
- Pimenta de Cheiro1987
- Salassiê1988
- Festa
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Cheiro, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Personal life and background
- Career
- Death
- Bibliography
- Numerology
- Palmistry
- Astrology
- Fiction
- Magazine appearances
- References
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William John Warner (also self-identified as Count Louis le Warner de Hamon), popularly known as Cheiro (1 November 1866 – 8 October 1936), was an Irish astrologer and colourful occult figure of the early 20th century. His sobriquet, Cheiro, derives from the word cheiromancy, meaning palmistry. He was a self-described clairvoyant who said he learned palmistry, astrology, and Chaldean numerology in India. He was celebrated for using these forms of divination to make personal predictions for famous clients and to foresee world events.
==Personal life and background== The son of William Warner and Margaret Thompson Warner, Cheiro was born William John Warner in the barony of Rathdown, outside Dublin, Ireland. He took the name Count Louis Hamon (or Count Leigh de Hamong).
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