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Carlos Castañeda

Peruvian-American author (1925-1998)
Person Human Q158878

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
December 25, 1925
Date of death
April 27, 1998
Place of birth
Cajamarca
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
anthropologist, writer, novelist, essayist, ethnographer, poet[12]
Field of work
philosophy, anthropology, ethnography, shamanism[13][14][15][16]
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles[17]
Spouse
Florinda Donner (1993–1998)[10]
Genre
essay[19]
Official website
www.carlos-castaneda.com[23]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Portuguese, Spanish[25][26][27]
Short name
Carlos Castañeda[30]
Birth name
Carlos César Salvador Arana Castañeda[28]
Family name
Castañeda[21]
Given name
Carlos[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Carlos Castaneda[29]
Significant person
Don Juan Matus[32]
Start of work period
1968[31]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Carlos Castañeda en Carlos César Salvador Arana Castañeda en Carlos Castaneda ar كارلوس كاستانيدا de Carlos Castañeda el Κάρλος Καστανιέδα es Carlos Catañeda es Carlos César Salvador Arana Castañeda fa کارلوس کاستاندا fa کارلوس کاستداندا fi Castaneda fr Carlos Castañeda he קרלוס קסטנדה hu Carlos Castañeda hu Carlos César Salvador Arana Castañeda it Carlo castaneda ja カスタネダ ja カルロス・カスタネーダ ja カルロス・カスタネダ ko 카를로스 카스타녜다
🔖 Identifiers · 96
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80007692
GND ID
118519530
AbART person ID
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Alvin ID
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Amazon author ID
B000APXVFG
American National Biography ID
1401118
Angelicum ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
carlos-castaneda
BIBSYS ID
90085741
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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BNMM authority ID
000046606
Babelio author ID
4947
Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
21700
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
5703523
CONOR.SR ID
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Chtyvo author ID
Castaneda_Carlos
CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
105485
DDB person (GND) ID
118519530
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1948
De Agostini ID
Castaneda,+Carlos
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118519530
ELNET ID
a11143654
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Carlos-Castaneda
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
carlos-castaneda
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
48956
FantLab author ID
374
Find a Grave memorial ID
3107
Freebase ID
/m/0hp96
GCD creator ID
91677
Geni profile ID
6000000177234425851
Golden ID (archived)
Carlos_Castaneda-5MK6Y
Goodreads author ID
8088 (2020)
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Carlos_Castaneda
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2051022
HAND ID
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Harper's tag
carlos-castaneda
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
10966
IDU person ID
20156
IMDb ID
nm1563273
ISFDB author ID
9911
IdRef ID
026771209
IxTheo authority ID
079321526
J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118519530
Kallías ID
PE00074440
Kinobox person ID
942530
Krugosvet article (archived)
narody-i-yazyki/kastaneda-karlos
Lex ID
Carlos_Castaneda
Libris-URI
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Medvik ID
jn19990001364
Municipal Library of Trikala ID
82685
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00886578
NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
carlos-castaneda
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990001364
NLA Trove people ID
1175226
NLP ID
a0000001192819
NNDB people ID
961/000113622
NUKAT ID
n96003971
NYRB contributor ID
carlos-castaneda
National Library of Greece ID
65637
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199604605
National Library of Latvia ID
000025931
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810568372905606
National Library of Portugal ID
169474
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX873263
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070389144
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3883515
Open Library ID
OL225589A
PUG authority ID
14841
Parsifal cluster ID
274202
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
Carlos-Castaneda
RationalWiki ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
458643
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Carlos Castaneda
Treccani ID
carlos-castaneda
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058517584806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1001547
Wellcome Collection concept ID
t798n2gc
WikiTree person ID
Castaneda-399
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1720e73d-d9ca-40ea-a64d-0a0b8f779ea8
ČSFD person ID
52779

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, novelist, anthropologist, essayist, ethnographer
Field of work 4
philosophy, anthropology, shamanism, ethnography
Works by author 4
The Teachings of Don Juan, A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, Tensegrity
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Genre 1
essay
Given name 1
Carlos
Influenced 1
neoshamanism
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Perry–Castañeda Library
Place of birth 1
Cajamarca
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Don Juan Matus
Spouse 1
Florinda Donner
Spouses 1
Florinda Donner
Topic's main category 1
Category:Carlos Castaneda
Writing language 1
English
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Works by Carlos Castaneda
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Carlos Castaneda
← Significant person 1
Don Juan Matus
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Summary

Carlos Castañeda was born on December 25, 1925[1], in Cajamarca[2]. He died on April 27, 1998[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], writer[6], novelist[7], essayist[8], and ethnographer[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Carlos Castañeda include Perry–Castañeda Library[33], an academic library[34], in United States[35], founded in 1977[36].

Why It Matters

Carlos Castañeda has been cited as an influence by neoshamanism[37].

Works attributed to him include The Teachings of Don Juan[38], a written work[39]; Journey to Ixtlan[40], a written work[41]; A Separate Reality[42], a written work[43]; and Tensegrity[44], a written work[45]. Entities named for him include Perry–Castañeda Library[33], an academic library[34], in United States[35], founded in 1977[36].

FAQs

Where was Carlos Castañeda born?

Carlos Castañeda's place of birth was Cajamarca[2].

Where did Carlos Castañeda die?

Carlos Castañeda died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Carlos Castañeda married to?

Carlos Castañeda's spouses include Florinda Donner[10].

What did Carlos Castañeda do for work?

Carlos Castañeda worked as an anthropologist[5], writer[6], novelist[7], essayist[8], and ethnographer[9].

Where did Carlos Castañeda go to school?

Carlos Castañeda was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17].

Who did Carlos Castañeda influence?

Carlos Castañeda has been cited as an influence by neoshamanism[37].

Related Entities

anthropology Cajamarca ethnography Los Angeles philosophy United States University of California, Los Angeles

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . elmundo.es. elmundo.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 29d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
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    HAND ID → 8D4F-C5BC-FF08-6CD4-1EB3
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  4. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → carlos-castaneda
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: carlos-castaneda, Matched to carlos castaneda (#289922667) in Harpe…"
  5. 17w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GCD creator ID → 91677
    "Created claim: GCD creator ID: 91677"
  6. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0002502-Castaneda-Carlos-19251998
    Date of birth → December 25, 1925
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0002502-Castaneda-Carlos-19251998, batch #259493"
  7. 27w ago · ~2026-27120-35 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → December 25, 1925
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 25 December 1924"
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