Marcello Truzzi

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academic journal circus performer parapsychology researcher person scientific organization skeptic sociologist

Marcello Truzzi was a sociologist and skeptic best known as a co-founder of the modern skeptical movement and an early leader in the critical examination of paranormal claims.

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Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal 0
Enrico Truzzi 1
Zetetic Scholar 0

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instanceOf academic journal ⓘ
circus performer ⓘ
parapsychology researcher ⓘ
person ⓘ
scientific organization ⓘ
skeptic ⓘ
sociologist ⓘ
areaOfInterest occultism ⓘ
paranormal claims ⓘ
pseudoscience ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
coFounded Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ⓘ
countryOfBirth Denmark ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-09-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-02-02 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Michigan ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
employer Eastern Michigan University ⓘ
familyName Truzzi ⓘ
fieldOfWork parapsychology ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
founded The Zetetic ⓘ
surface form: journal Zetetic Scholar
givenName Marcello ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
knownFor co-founding CSICOP ⓘ
co-founding the modern skeptical movement ⓘ
critical examination of paranormal claims ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
laterNamed Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ⓘ
surface form: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
name Marcello Truzzi self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableIdea popularization of the phrase "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof" ⓘ
notableWork The Zetetic ⓘ
surface form: Zetetic Scholar
occupation professor ⓘ
parent Marcello Truzzi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Enrico Truzzi
placeOfBirth Copenhagen ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ann Arbor ⓘ
surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan
positionHeld professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University ⓘ
residence Ypsilanti ⓘ
surface form: Ypsilanti, Michigan

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The Zetetic → editorInChief → Marcello Truzzi ⓘ
Marcello Truzzi → name → Marcello Truzzi self-link ⓘ
The Zetetic → notableEditor → Marcello Truzzi ⓘ
Marcello Truzzi → parent → Marcello Truzzi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Enrico Truzzi