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Adolphe Desbarrolles (22 August 1801 – 11 February 1886) was a French artist. He is considered the father of modern chiromancy, aka palmistry or palm reading, a form of divination.[1]
Desbarolles was born in Paris, France. After completing his studies he spent three years in Germany before returning to France.[2] Back in France he worked as a painter and writer before becoming interested in palmistry.
Desbarolles married and from this marriage there was a daughter, Marthe Desbarolles who also became a graphologist and continued her fathers work.
He died in Paris and was buried in the Pére Lachaise Cemetery.[3]
He was a pupil and friend of Éliphas Lévi,[4] who mentioned him in his Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie.[5] He was also friend to Alexandre Dumas, concluding after reading Dumas' palm that would he die at 104 years of age, after a duel.[6]
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