Frederic W. H. Myers

For his father, the clergyman and theologian, see Frederic Myers.

Frederic William Henry Myers
Portrait by William Clarke Wontner
Born6 February 1843 (1843-02-06)
Keswick, Cumberland, England
Died17 January 1901 (1901-01-18) (aged 57)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Psychical researcher, writer

Frederic William Henry Myers (6 February 1843 – 17 January 1901) was a British poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research.[1] Myers' work on psychical research and his ideas about a "subliminal self" were influential in his time, but have not been accepted by the scientific community.[2][3]

  1. ^ William James. Frederic Myers's Service to Psychology The Popular Science Monthly, August 1901, pp. 380–389.
  2. ^ Oppenheim, Janet. (1985). The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850–1914. Cambridge University Press. pp. 254–262. ISBN 978-0521265058
  3. ^ Hazelgrove, Jenny. (2000). Spiritualism and British Society Between the Wars. Manchester University Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-0719055591