Lobsang Rampa

English writer (1910-1981)
Person human Q454042
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Summary

Lobsang Rampa was born on April 8, 1910[1], in Plympton[2]. He died on January 25, 1981[3], in Calgary[4]. He worked as a writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,051 views/month, #7,139 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Notable work: The Third Eye[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Lobsang Rampa[11]
  • Family name: Rampa[12]
  • Given name: Lobsang[13]
  • Pseudonym: Carl Kuon Suo[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Birth name: Cyril Henry Hoskin[16]
  • Start of work period: 1956[17]
  • Writing language: English[18]

Why It Matters

Lobsang Rampa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Works attributed to him include The Third Eye[21], a version, edition or translation[22].

FAQs

Where was Lobsang Rampa born?

Lobsang Rampa's place of birth was Plympton[2].

Where did Lobsang Rampa die?

Lobsang Rampa passed away in Calgary[4].

What did Lobsang Rampa do for work?

Lobsang Rampa worked as a writer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'az', 'br', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hi', '
    Bookbrainz author id → ce5da5cb-08bc-4c16-a825-ee01bb07180c
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → t-tuesday-lobsang-rampa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: t-tuesday-lobsang-rampa, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961177|t tuesday lobsang rampa (#289961177)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0012690-Lobsang-Rampa-T-19101981
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0012690-Lobsang-Rampa-T-19101981, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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