| 词条 | Theophilus Dunn |
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Theophilus Dunn (c. 1790{{spaced ndash}}October 1851) was a fortune teller from the Black Country village of Netherton who achieved regional fame for his claimed abilities to tell fortunes, find lost valuables, and cast healing spells. LifeTheophilus Dunn was born at the end of the 18th century and lived for many years in Netherton, near Dudley. He achieved some fame as a fortune teller and finder of lost objects, and as someone who could cast healing spells.[1][2] He supposedly was fairly well educated and could "cast a horoscope with as much facility almost as a Nostradamus".[3] A number of stories are told of his prophesies such as warning the prizefighter, William Perry of his forthcoming defeat at the hands of Tom Sayers.[2][3] He was known by some as the "Dudley Devil".[4] An obituary in a local paper claimed that "he was the chief resource in times of difficulty or trial to half the lower classes of society in the district in which he resided". It was also stated that he was the "restorer of lost goods, the discoverer of stolen property, the healer of broken hearts" and that "apparently respectable persons" had travelled fifty to sixty miles for consultations with Dunn.[4] Reputedly, he sold charms to cure toothache, priced at 1 shilling, consisting of a supposed dialogue between Jesus and St Peter, written on a piece of paper, in which the apostle is cured of his painful teeth by faith.[1][5] He was found dead at his home on 9 October 1851, apparently after taking his own life, the official verdict of the subsequent inquest being "Insanity".[4] His death was reported in many British newspapers, some published as far away from his home region as John o'Groats, Scotland.[6] Theophilus Dunn's grave is in the churchyard of St Andrews', Netherton. References1. ^1 {{cite book |last=Raven |first=Jon |title=Stories, Customs, Superstitions Tales, Legends & Folklore of the Black Country & Staffordshire|publisher=Broadside|year=1986 |isbn=0-946757-03-8}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Theophilus}}2. ^1 {{cite book |last=Tump |first=Aristotle |title=A Memorable Medley of Great Black Country Characters |publisher=A Bugle Publication |year=1986}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Beauchamp|first1=Perry|title=The Story behind a Statue|date=2011|publisher=Perry Beauchamp Publications|location=Dudley|isbn=9780956895004|page=118}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Death of the " Dudley Fortune Teller." |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000350/18511015/024/0005 |accessdate=29 October 2018 |work=Worcestershire Chronicle |via=The British Newspaper Archive |date=15 October 1851|page=5}} 5. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Hackwood |first1=F. W. |title=Staffordshire customs, superstitions and folklore |date=1974 |publisher=EP Publishing Limited |location=Wakefield, UK |isbn=071581057X |pages=155-156}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Death of the Dudley Sorcerer |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000459/18511031/034/0004 |accessdate=29 October 2018 |work=John o' Groat Journal |via=The British Newspaper Archive |date=31 October 1851|page=4|subscription=yes}} 9 : 1851 deaths|19th-century astrologers|19th-century occultists|English astrologers|Faith healers|Fortune tellers|People from Dudley|Prophecy|Suicides in England |
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