Allan Kardec

Allan Kardec
Born
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail

(1804-10-03)3 October 1804
Died31 March 1869(1869-03-31) (aged 64)
Burial placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Occupationeducator
Known forSystematizer of Spiritism
SpouseAmélie Gabrielle Boudet (married 1832)
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Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail ([ʁivaj]; 3 October 1804 – 31 March 1869), known by the pen name of Allan Kardec (French: [kaʁdɛk]), was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the founder of Spiritism.