James Bedford

For other people named James Bedford, see James Bedford (disambiguation).

James Bedford
Born
James Hiram Bedford

(1893-04-20)April 20, 1893
DiedJanuary 12, 1967(1967-01-12) (aged 73)
Resting placeAlcor Life Extension Foundation
NationalityAmerican
Known forSeveral books on occupational counseling
Spouses
Anna Chandler Rice
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(m. 1917; died 1917)​
Ruby McLagan
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(m. 1920)​
Children5
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology

James Hiram Bedford (April 20, 1893 – January 12, 1967) was an American psychology professor at the University of California who wrote several books on occupational counseling.[1] He is the first person whose body was cryopreserved after legal death, and remains preserved at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cook, Robert Cecil, ed. Who's Who in American Education, 1928, p. 63.
  2. ^ Perry, Mike. "A Freezing Before Bedford's". Physical Immortality 2(2) 7 (2nd Q 2004). Depressed metabolism. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "GALEN PRESS Medical Book Extras SOULS ON ICE".
  4. ^ "Dr James Hiram Bedford". Find A Grave. July 26, 2008. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2008.