Frank Podmore
Frank Podmore (born February 5, 1856 in Elstree , Hertfordshire , England , † August 14, 1910 in Malvern , Worcestershire , England) was a British writer who mainly dealt with paranormality and spiritualism .
Life
After visiting the Elstree High School in Haileybury, where he graduated in 1868, he studied until its completion in 1877 at Pembroke College of University of Cambridge .
Podmore was not only a member of the Fabian Society and the National Association of Spiritualism, but between 1882 and 1909 also a co-founder and member of the council of the Society for Psychical Research , an association for the study of parapsychological phenomena.
His numerous books dealt mainly with paranormal and parapsychological phenomena such as those of Daniel Dungla's Home , animal magnetism and extrasensory perceptions . His most important publications include:
- Apparitions and Thought-Transfer (1892)
- Studies in Psychical Research (1897)
- Modern Spiritualism (1902)
- Spiritualism (1903)
- The Naturalization of the Supernatural (1908)
- Mesmerism and Christian Science (1909)
- Telepathic Hallucination: The New View of Ghosts (1909)
- The Newer Spiritualism (1910)
He also wrote a biography of the entrepreneur and early socialist Robert Owen under the title Biography of Robert Owen (1906) .
Web links and sources
- Frank Podmore in nndb (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Podmore, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elstree , Hertfordshire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1910 |
| Place of death | Malvern , Worcestershire , England |