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Cheiro
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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.
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
- Pimenta de Cheiro1987
- Salassiê1988
- Festa1989
- Suingue1990
- É O Ouro1991
- Bahia1992
- Adrenalina1993
- Fantasia1994
- Coleção obras-primas1995
- Agitando Todas1995
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 15
- Total plays
- 112
Tags
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via Last.fm · Cheiro
Key facts
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- William John Warner
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- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.pseudonym
- Cheiro
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_place
- Dublin, Ireland
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_place
- Hollywood, California
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Warner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- astrologer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Cheiroys.png
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1866-11-01
- date of death
- 1936-10-08
- birth name
- William John Warner
- name in native language
- Cheiro
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Cheiro, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Personal life and background
- Career
- Death
- Bibliography
- Numerology
- Palmistry
- Astrology
- Fiction
- Magazine appearances
- References
- External links
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cheiro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.