Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Tenhaeff

Wilhelm Tenhaeff (1964)

Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Tenhaeff (born January 18, 1894 in Rotterdam , † July 9, 1981 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch parapsychologist and the first holder of a university chair for parapsychology worldwide .

Tenhaeff studied philosophy, psychology and ethnology. In 1928 he founded the Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie . In 1933 he received his doctorate with a dissertation on extrasensory perception . In the same year he got a teaching position in parapsychology at the University of Utrecht. He was a resistance fighter during World War II and went underground in 1942. After the war he founded a parapsychological institute at the University of Utrecht, where he was given a chair in parapsychology in 1953. His research on the Dutch paragnost Gérard Croiset and his space experiment became particularly well known .

Publications (books)

Het dierlijk magnetisme . 1922
Hoofdstukken uit de parapsychologie . 1934
Het spiritisme . 2nd edition 1951
Inleiding tot de parapsychologie . 1957
De onzienlijke wereld, The Hague . 1940
Telepathy en helderziendheid . 1960; German: Clairvoyance and telepathy 1962

Filmography

1975: Journey into the Hereafter - The world of the supernatural

Web links

Literature by and about Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Tenhaeff in the catalog of the German National Library
Detailed biography in Dutch

personal data
SURNAME	Tenhaeff, Wilhelm Heinrich Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch parapsychologist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 18, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH	July 9, 1981
Place of death	Utrecht