Carl Wickland
Carl August Wickland (born February 1, 1861 in Sweden ; † November 13, 1945 ) was a psychiatrist and researcher of the paranormal . He emigrated to the United States early on , where he studied general medicine and specialized in mental illness. After heading the National Psychopathic Institute of Chicago , he founded the National Psychological Institute in 1918 . Since 1924 he has published books on " Paranormal Psychology".
Life
Wickland emigrated to the United States in 1880 and married Anna W. Anderson in 1896. He graduated from Durham Medical College in Chicago in 1900 and became a general practitioner specializing in mental illness research.
In 1909, Dr. Wickland Senior Psychiatrist at the National Psychopathic Institute of Chicago. In 1918, he moved to Los Angeles and founded the National Psychological Institute, a not-for-profit body dedicated to psychological research. The institute had a sanatorium that could treat up to ten patients.
1924 Wickland wrote in collaboration with his assistant Nelle Watts, Celia and Orlando Goerz the book Thirty Years Among the Dead (German Thirty years among the dead ), in which he describes in detail his experiences with paranormal psychology.
In 1934 Wickland published another book called Gateway of Understanding (German The Gate of Understanding ).
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| SURNAME | Wickland, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wickland, Carl August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Writer, psychiatrist, and explorer of the paranormal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1945 |