CASANOVA DE SEINGALT GIOVANNI JACOPO
\kˌasɐnˈə͡ʊvə də sˈe͡ɪŋɡɒlt d͡ʒəvˈɑːni d͡ʒakˈə͡ʊpə͡ʊ], \kˌasɐnˈəʊvə də sˈeɪŋɡɒlt dʒəvˈɑːni dʒakˈəʊpəʊ], \k_ˌa_s_ɐ_n_ˈəʊ_v_ə d_ə s_ˈeɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ɒ_l_t dʒ_ə_v_ˈɑː_n_i dʒ_a_k_ˈəʊ_p_əʊ]\
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An Italian adventurer; born at Venice, 1725; died in Bohemia, June 4, 1803. Expelled from Venice for his scandalous irregularities, he returned there and was imprisoned; after some months he made his escape, and for twenty years traveled over Europe, imposing upon all classes of society with his pretensions to occult science and knowledge of all the secrets of alchemy, including rejuvenation of the old. Among his dupes were Mme. de Pompadour, Frederick the Great, and even that other prince of charlatans, Cagliostro. He wrote his "Memoirs", which were published (1828) in 12 volumes.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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