Richard Hodgson (parapsychologist)

Richard Hodgson
Born(1855-09-24)24 September 1855
Melbourne, Australia
Died21 December 1905(1905-12-21) (aged 50)[1][2]
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationPsychical researcher

Richard Hodgson (24 September 1855 – 21 December 1905) was an Australian-born psychical researcher who investigated spiritualist mediums such as Eusapia Palladino and Leonora Piper. During his later life, Hodgson became a spiritualist medium himself and believed to be in communication with spirits.

  1. ^ "OBITUARY: MR. RICHARD HODGSON.: AN OLD MELBOURNIAN". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVIII, no. 14, 722. South Australia. 23 December 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "THE LATE DR. HODGSON". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XLIII, no. 12, 679. South Australia. 26 December 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.