Anton Lavey.docx

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What was his name?

Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey)

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Where was he born?

Chicago Illinois; april 11, 1930.

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How did he start his profesional development?

He attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, until the age of 16. LaVey claimed he left high school to join a circus and later carnivals. 

Where did he study university?

He does not study the university 

Did he have children?

In 1950, LaVey met Carole Lansing, and they married the following year. Lansing gave birth to LaVey's first daughter, Karla LaVey, born in 1952. They divorced in 1960, after LaVey became entranced by Diane Hegarty. Hegarty and LaVey never married; however, she was his companion for 25 years and mothered his second daughter, Zeena Galatea Schreck (nee LaVey), in 1963. At the end of their relationship, Hegarty sued for palimony. with his last wife blanche barton he had "satan xerxes carnacki"

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What was the main contribution to makind (invention, discovery)?

declared the founding of the Church of Satan and proclaimed 1966 as "the Year One", Anno Satanas-the first year of the Age of Satan. LaVey performed Satanic baptisms (including the first Satanic baptism in history for his threeyear-old daughter Zeena, dedicating her to Satan and the Left-Hand Path, which garnered world-wide publicity and was originally recorded on The Satanic Mass LP) and Satanic funerals (including one for naval machinist-repairman third-class Edward Olsen, complete with a chrome-helmeted honor guard), and released a record album entitled The Satanic Mass.

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Did he receive any awards?

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Were there any other important contributions?

No

He authored several books, including The Satanic Bible, The Satanic Rituals, The Satanic Witch, The Devil's Notebook, and Satan Speaks! In addition, he released three albums, including The Satanic Mass, Satan Takes a Holiday, and Strange Music. 

Place, time and causes of death

Anton LaVey died on October 29, 1997, in St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco of pulmonary edema.[36] He was taken to St. Mary's, a Catholic hospital, because it was the closest available. A secret Satanic funeral, attended by invitation only, was held in Colma, after which LaVey's body was cremated.