Alexander Aksakov

Alexander Aksakov
A signed portrait of Alexandr Aksakov. 1906
Born
Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Акса́ков

(1832-05-27)27 May 1832
village Repyovka, Gorodishche Uyezd, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire
Died4 January 1903(1903-01-04) (aged 70)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)writer, translator, journalist, editor, psychic researcher
Years active1850s-1903

Alexandr Nikolayevich Aksakov (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Акса́ков; 27 May 1832 – 4 January 1903) was a Russian writer, translator, journalist, editor, state official and psychic researcher, who is credited with having coined the term "telekinesis".[1] While living in Germany with his wife and publishing his writings there, he began to spell his name as Alexander Aksakof to accommodate the German spelling style, and this is the name by which he is most known outside of Russia.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved September 30, 2011. Telekinesis. 1890, said to have been coined by Alexander N. Aksakof (1832-1903) Imperial Councilor to the Czar... Translates Ger. 'Fernwirkung.'
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spiritsbefore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Doyle, Arthur Conan (July 2007). History of Spiritualism, Volume 2, by Arthur Conan Doyle. ISBN 9781585093120. Retrieved September 30, 2011.1927, republished 2007.
  4. ^ Stead, William Thomas (1896). Borderland: a quarterly review and index, Volume 3. Retrieved September 30, 2011. edited by William Thomas Stead, 1896, with image of Aksakof's signature, published during his lifetime.
  5. ^ Owen, James J. (1893). Psychography: marvelous manifestations of psychic power. by James J. Owen, 1893