A. E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 – 19 May 1942) was a British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer R. A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism—viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."

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A. E. Waite
Birth dateOctober 02, 1857
Birth place
Brooklyn
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathMay 19, 1942
Place of death
England , London
Resting place
Kent , Bishopsbourne
Known for
Rider-Waite tarot deck

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