Joe Nickell

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Joe Nickell (2010)

Joe Nickell (born December 1, 1944 ) is an art historian best known for his study of paranormal phenomena .

life and work

Nickell graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's, master's and PhD in art history. He trained as a magician (three years at the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame) and worked as a private detective for a well-known agency. He taught technical writing at the University of Kentucky for several years before joining the CSICOP full time in 1995 .

He works as a scientific advisor on historical issues. Nickell is a member of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI, formerly CSICOP) and a columnist for the US science magazine Skeptical Inquirer . He also appeared on The New Yorker and appeared on the Today show (NBC). He exposed the alleged Jack the Ripper diary as a forgery.

In 2002 he was one of several experts commissioned by the literary scholar Henry Louis Gates to investigate the authenticity of the handwriting of Hannah Crafts " The Bondwoman's Narrative " (1853-1860) as possibly the first novel by an African-American woman in the USA.

In his spare time, Nickell works as a poet. He started writing poetry while in college, but decided not to pursue this hobby professionally.

Literature by Joe Nickell

English

  • Real or Fake , University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2009.
  • Adventures in Paranormal Investigation , University Press of Kentucky : Lexington, KY; 2007.
  • Relics of the Christ . University Press of Kentucky, Lexington 2007, ISBN 978-0-8131-2425-4 .
  • Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures , University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2006; with co-author Benjamin Radford.
  • Secrets of the Sideshows (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2005).
  • The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2004).
  • The Kentucky Mint Julep (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2003).
  • Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 2001).
  • Investigating the Paranormal ( Barnes & Noble Books: New York; 2004).
  • Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 1999; with co-author John F. Fischer).
  • The UFO Invasion: The Roswell Incident, Alien Abductions, and Government Coverups ( Prometheus Books : Amherst, NY; 1997; co-edited with Kendrick Frazier and Barry Karr).
  • The Outer Edge: Classic Investigations of the Paranormal ( CSICOP : Amherst, NY; 1996, co-edited with Barry Karr and Tom Genoni).
  • Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 1996, 2005).
  • Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings ( Prometheus Books : Amherst, NY; 1995).
  • Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 1994, 2005).
  • Psychic Sleuths: ESP and Sensational Cases (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1994).
  • Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions and Healing Cures (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1993, 1998).
  • Mysterious Realms: Probing Paranormal, Historical, and Forensic Enigmas (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1992; with John F. Fischer).
  • Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics, and Other Mysteries (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1992; with Robert A. Baker ).
  • Unsolved History: Investigating Mysteries of the Past , originally published as Ambrose Bierce is Missing and Other Historical Mysteries (University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, KY; 1992, 2005).
  • Wonder Workers! How They Perform the Impossible (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1991).
  • Pen, Ink, and Evidence: A Study of Writing and Writing Materials for the Penman, Collector, and Document Detective (Oak Knoll Books: New Castle, DE; 1990, 2000, 2003).
  • The Magic Detectives: Join Them in Solving Strange Mysteries (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1989).
  • Secrets of the Supernatural: Investigating the World's Occult Mysteries (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1988, 1991; with John F. Fischer).
  • Inquest on the Shroud of Turin: Latest Scientific Findings (Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 1983, 1998).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/speakers/nickell_joe/
personal data
SURNAME Nickell, Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1944