Daniel Dunglas Home

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Daniel Dunglas Home was a 19th-century Scottish-born medium famed for his dramatic séances and alleged levitations, becoming one of the most controversial and prominent figures in the history of spiritualism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
occultist
spiritualist medium
activePeriod late-19th century
mid-19th century
allegedAbility apparitions of hands
elongation of the body
handling hot coals
levitation
movement of objects without contact
birthDate 1833-03-20
birthPlace Currie NERFINISHED
Scotland
burialPlace France NERFINISHED
Saint-Germain-en-Laye NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
controversial true
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
deathDate 1886-06-21
describedAs one of the most controversial figures in spiritualism
one of the most famous mediums of the 19th century
familyName Home NERFINISHED
genre spiritualist literature
givenName Daniel NERFINISHED
hasWork Incidents in My Life NERFINISHED
influenced history of spiritualism
public perception of mediumship
knownFor never being publicly exposed as a fraud during his lifetime by a decisive investigation
language English
middleName Dunglas NERFINISHED
movement Spiritualism NERFINISHED
name Daniel Dunglas Home NERFINISHED
notableFor alleged levitations
dramatic séances
physical mediumship
spirit manifestations
table-turning phenomena
occupation medium
spiritualist
performedFor Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED
Empress Eugénie NERFINISHED
European aristocracy
Napoleon III NERFINISHED
various crowned heads of Europe
religion Christianity
residence England
France
Italy
United States of America
subjectOf biographies
investigations by scientists and skeptics

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Spiritualism hasKeyFigure Daniel Dunglas Home