Historical FigureMale
Ignatius L. Donnelly
1831 – 1901
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIgnatius Loyola Donnelly was an American U.S. representative, populist writer, and pseudoscientist. He is known primarily now for his fringe theories concerning Atlantis, Catastrophism, and Shakespearean authorship. These works are widely regarded as examples of pseudoscience and pseudohistory.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 3, 1831
Philadelphia
Date of death
January 1, 1901
Minneapolis
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
politiciannovelistwriterscience fiction writersuffragistlawyer
- Field and occupation
- americký politik, badatel, atlantolog
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