Edmund Gurney

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Edmund Gurney was a 19th-century English psychologist and psychical researcher known for his pioneering work on hypnotism, telepathy, and the scientific study of paranormal phenomena.

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instanceOf human
parapsychologist
psychical researcher
psychologist
author Phantasms of the Living NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath chloroform poisoning
coAuthorWith Frank Podmore NERFINISHED
Frederic W. H. Myers NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1847-03-23
dateOfDeath 1888-06-23
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Gurney NERFINISHED
father Joseph John Gurney NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork hypnotism
parapsychology
psychical research
psychology
study of paranormal phenomena
telepathy
givenName Edmund NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath suspected suicide
memberOf Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED
mother Mary Fowler Gurney NERFINISHED
name Edmund Gurney NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor experimental work on hypnotism
pioneering scientific study of psychical phenomena
systematic collection of telepathy cases
notableWork Phantasms of the Living NERFINISHED
occupation parapsychologist
psychical researcher
psychologist
placeOfBirth England
Hersham NERFINISHED
Surrey NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brighton NERFINISHED
England
Sussex NERFINISHED
positionHeld founding member of the Society for Psychical Research
sexOrGender male
sibling John Henry Gurney Jr. NERFINISHED
Russell Gurney NERFINISHED
studied hallucinations
hypnotic phenomena
paranormal phenomena
telepathic experiences

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