Cyrus Teed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Self-declared messiah
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1839
Place of Birth: Delaware County, New York, United States
Date of Death: 22-Dec-1908
Profession: alchemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Cyrus Teed
- Cyrus Reed Teed (October 18, 1839 – December 22, 1908) was a U.S.
- eclectic physician and alchemist turned religious leader and messiah.
- In 1869, claiming divine inspiration, Teed took on the name Koresh and proposed a new set of scientific and religious ideas he called Koreshanity, including a unique Hollow Earth theory that posits the Earth and sky exist inside the inner surface of a sphere. In the 1870s, he founded in New York the Koreshan Unity, a commune whose rule of conduct was based on his teachings.
- Other similar communities were established in Chicago and San Francisco.
- After 1894 the group concentrated itself in the small Florida town of Estero, seeking to build a "New Jerusalem" in that locale, peaking at 250 residents during the first decade of the 20th Century.
- Following Teed's death late in 1908 the group went into decline, finally disappearing in 1961, leaving the Koreshan State Historic Site behind.
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