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Cagliostro

American  
[kal-yoh-stroh, kah-lyaws-traw] / kælˈjoʊ stroʊ, kɑˈljɔs trɔ /

noun

  1. Count Alessandro di Giuseppe Balsamo, 1743–95, Italian adventurer and impostor.


Cagliostro British  
/ kaʎˈʎostro /

noun

  1. Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry

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These stark themes and warm characters flourish in the two-time Kate Greenaway Medalist Gravett’s illustrations, casting shadow-puppet figures over Goreyesque backgrounds and Cagliostro silhouettes.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

Most people, however, will be familiar with Lupin as he appears in 1979’s The Castle of Cagliostro, the first film directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

From The Verge Dec. 21, 2020

Mackay then proceeds to regale us with brief biographies of such noted occultists as Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, Dr. Dee, the Comte de St. Germain and Cagliostro.

From Washington Post Apr. 3, 2019

Lasseter also noted a personal connection, saying he wooed his wife, Nancy, by showing her scenes from Miyazaki's first film, "The Castle of Cagliostro," a day after they first met. 

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2014

The field swarmed with charming frauds and con men, such as Cagliostro and the Count of Saint-Germain, who pretended not only to transmute the elements but also to hold the secret of immortality.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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