1887 - 1918
Arthur Cravan Swiss Personality
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Arthur Cravan was previously married to Mina Loy (1918).
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Swiss Personality Arthur Cravan was born Fabian Avenarius Lloyd on 22nd May, 1887 in Lausanne, Switzerland and passed away in Nov 1918 Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico aged 31. He is most remembered for Known for being Oscar Wilde's wife nephew; and his provocative self-published 'critical' (literary) magazine "Maintenant!" (Now!) [1912-15]. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Arthur Cravan is a member of the following lists: English poets, People from Lausanne and French poets.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
1 year, 10 months
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Details
| First Name |
Arthur
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| Last Name |
Cravan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Fabian Avenarius Lloyd
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| Alternative Name |
Oscar Wilde, Fabian Lloyd, F. Lloyd, Édouard Archinard (probable pseudonym)
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| Birthday |
22nd May, 1887
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| Birthplace |
Lausanne, Switzerland
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| Died |
November, 1918
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| Place of Death |
Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico
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| Cause of Death |
Unsolved death (presumably drowned in a storm raging at the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico)
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| Height |
6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Swiss
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| Occupation Text |
Pugilist, poet, editor, publisher, critic, writer, performer, provocateur, art "lecturer", personality, adventurer, forger, boxing coach
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| Occupation |
Personality
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| Claim to Fame |
Known for being Oscar Wilde's wife nephew; and his provocative self-published 'critical' (literary) magazine "Maintenant!" (Now!) [1912-15]
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Arthur Cravan (born Fabian Avenarius Lloyd on 22 May 1887, Lausanne, Switzerland – disappeared 1918) was a Swiss writer, poet, artist and boxer. He was the second son of Otho Holland Lloyd and Hélène Clara St. Clair. His brother Otho Lloyd was a painter and photographer married to the Russian émigré artist Olga Sacharoff. His father's sister, Constance Mary Lloyd, was married to Irish poet Oscar Wilde. He changed his name to Cravan in 1912 in honour of his fiancée Renée Bouchet, who was born in the small village of Cravans in the department of Charente-Maritime in western France.
