James H. Hyslop

James H. Hyslop
Born James Hervey Hyslop
August 18, 1854(1854-08-18)
Xenia, Ohio, US
Died June 17, 1920(1920-06-17) (aged 65)
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, US
Occupation Professor, philosopher, psychical researcher, parapsychologist, writer
Education Wooster College, Ohio (B.A., 1877)
University of Leipzig (1882–84)
Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1877)
Subjects Mediumship, life after death
Spouse(s) Mary Hall Hyslop (nee Fry)
Children George H. Hyslop
Mary Winifred Hyslop
Beatrice Hyslop

James Hervey Hyslop, Ph.D, LL.D, (August 18, 1854 – June 17, 1920) was a professor of ethics and logic at Columbia University, a psychologist, and a psychical researcher. From 1906 until his death he was the secretary-treasurer of the American Society for Psychical Research.

He authored three textbooks on philosophy, Elements of Logic (1892), Elements of Ethics (1895), and Problems of Philosophy (1905).

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Psychical research

Hyslop founded the American Institute for Scientific Research, which was later absorbed and replaced by the American Society for Psychical Research.[1] He was one of the first American psychologists to connect psychology with psychic phenomena.[1]

Originally an agnostic and materialist,[2] Hyslop's interest in psychic investigation increased after sessions with the medium Leonora Piper. He believed that through her he had received messages from his father, his wife, and other members of his family, about which he reported in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London, 1901).[3]

Hyslop's first book on psychical research, Science and a Future Life, was published in 1905, and many more followed.[4]

Beginning in 1907, he worked with different mediums to investigate spirit possession and obsession.[4]

Personal life and education

Hyslop's parents were devout Presbyterians.[5] His twin sister died at birth and an older sister died a few years later; a younger brother and a sister both died of scarlet fever when Hyslop was ten.[5]

Hyslop was educated at Wooster College, Ohio (B.A., 1877), the University of Leipzig (1882–84), and Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1877).[1]

In 1891 he married Mary Fry Hall (1860–1900). A year after her death he suffered a nervous breakdown.[4] They had one son, George H. Hyslop, and two daughters, Beatrice Fry Hyslop[6] and Mary Winifred Hyslop.[7]

Hyslop was a friend of psychologist William James.[3]

In 1902 he received an honorary degree (LL.D) from the University of Wooster.[3]

He died on June 17, 1920 of thrombosis after months of illness.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c J. Gordon Melton, ed (2001). "Hyslop, James Hervey". Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology. Vol 1: A–L (Fifth ed.). Gale Research Inc.. ISBN 081039488X. 
  2. ^ a b "DR. JAMES H. HYSLOP DIES OF BLOOD CLOT; Noted Psychologist and Author Expires at 66 in Montclair After Long Illness. EX-COLUMBIA PROFESSOR Called by Sir Oliver Lodge the Leader of Psychical Research in America.". The New York Times. Jun 18, 1920. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60912F73F5E1B728DDDA10994DE405B808EF1D3. 
  3. ^ a b c Helene Pleasants (1964). Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. Garret Publications. 
  4. ^ a b c Rosemary Ellen Guiley; Troy Taylor (2007). "Hyslop, James Hervey". The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits (Third ed.). Facts On File. ISBN 0816067376. 
  5. ^ a b Raymond Buckland (2005). The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channelling, and Spirit Communication. Visible Ink Press. p. 195. ISBN 1578591724. 
  6. ^ Barbara Sicherman; Carol Hurd Green (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume 4. Harvard University Press. p. 367. ISBN 0674627334. 
  7. ^ "DR. HYSLOP'S ESTATE SMALL; Will of Noted Psychologist offered for Probate Yesterday.". The New York Times. Jun 23, 1920. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10914F7385E157A93C1AB178DD85F448285F9. 

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