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Arthur Edward Waite 1857 - 1942

Arthur Edward Waite was born on October 2, 1857 in Kings County, New York United States to Charles F. Waite and Emma Lovell, and died at age 84 years old on May 19, 1942 in London, Greater London County, England United Kingdom. Arthur Waite was buried at Bishopbourne Village in Bishopsbourne, Kent County.

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  • Introduction

    A.E. White was born in Brooklyn New York, but when his father died when he was young, he returned with his mother back to her home in England. It is in London where he spent the majority of his life and developed a reputation as a poet & scholarly mystic. He wrote extensively on the occult and was a key principle in creating the Rider-Waite tarot deck, having commissioned Pamela Colman Smith as the artist.
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    Born in Brooklyn New York he spent most of his life in London, England.

  • Early Life & Education

    Arthur went to a small private school in North London and then later attended St. Charles' College.

  • Professional Career

    Having struggled financially at an early age, he left school to become a clerk & wrote poetry in his spare time. Later on in life he wrote about the occult including divination, esotericism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Kabbalism and alchemy. He is also co-creator of the RIder-Waite Tarot deck.

  • Personal Life & Family

    A.E. White was a member of the Outer Order of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Second order of the Golden Dawn, Freemasonry, the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, founded the Independent and Rectified Order R.R. et A.C and also the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross.
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Pamela Colman Smith Feb 16, 1878 - Sep 18, 1951
Pamela Colman Smith was born on February 16, 1878 in Greater London County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 73 years old on September 18, 1951. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pamela Colman Smith.
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