Hereward Carrington

Hereward Carrington
Born
Hereward Hubert Lavington Carrington

(1880-10-17)17 October 1880
Died26 December 1958(1958-12-26) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Paranormal researcher
Psychic investigator
OrganizationSociety for Psychical Research

Hereward Carrington (17 October 1880 – 26 December 1958) was an American investigator of psychic phenomena and author. His subjects included several of the most high-profile cases of apparent psychic ability of his times, and he wrote over 100 books on subjects including the paranormal and psychical research, conjuring and stage magic, and alternative medicine. Carrington promoted fruitarianism and held pseudoscientific views about dieting.