Society for Psychical Research (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Society_for_Psychical_Research_(UK)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:learned_society gptkb:organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SPR
gptkbp:affiliation	International affiliation with similar societies
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	psychical research parapsychology
gptkbp:focus	life after death telepathy clairvoyance psychokinesis mediumship hauntings near-death experiences out-of-body experiences apparitions
gptkbp:founded	1882
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Henry_Sidgwick gptkb:Arthur_Balfour gptkb:William_F._Barrett gptkb:Edmund_Gurney gptkb:Frederic_W._H._Myers gptkb:Richard_Hodgson
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Society for Psychical Research (UK)
gptkbp:languageOfWork	English
gptkbp:membership	open to the public
gptkbp:motto	Nullius in verba (Take nobody's word for it)
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle gptkb:William_James gptkb:Oliver_Lodge gptkb:Charles_Richet gptkb:Eleanor_Sidgwick gptkb:Eric_Dingwall gptkb:Frank_Podmore gptkb:G._N._M._Tyrrell gptkb:J._B._Rhine gptkb:Rupert_Sheldrake
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Enfield_Poltergeist gptkb:Cross-Correspondences gptkb:Scole_Experiment gptkb:Borley_Rectory mediumship of Leonora Piper
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.spr.ac.uk/
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Journal_of_the_Society_for_Psychical_Research gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_Society_for_Psychical_Research
gptkbp:purpose	scientific investigation of psychic and paranormal phenomena
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:American_Society_for_Psychical_Research gptkb:SPR
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6