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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000059b.htm person Hodgson Richard AACR2 24 September 1855 20 December 1905 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Psychical researcher Richard Hodgson spent much of his adult life in England where he became fascinated by man's indefinite consciousness and psychic powers. He was one of the earliest members of the Society for Psychical Research and was sent to India in 1884 to investigate the occult happenings associated with Madame Blavatsky. He exposed her as a fake and became adept at detecting other fraudulent people including Eusapia Palladino – a renowned European psychic medium. Hodgson was also a lecturer at Cambridge University for some time. 1874 1874 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne 1876 1876 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne 1878 1878 Education - Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Melbourne 1882 Career position - Member of the Society for Psychical Research 1882 1882 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), St John's College, Cambridge 1883 1884 Career position - Extension Lecturer in Philosophy and English Literature, University of Cambridge 1884 Career position - Lecturer on Herbert Spencer, University of Cambridge 1884 1884 Career position - Sent to investigate the Madame Blavatsky occult in India 1887 Career position - Secretary, American Society of Psychical Research 1893 1893 Education - Master of Arts (MA), St John's College, Cambridge 1894 1894 Career position - Exposed Eusapia Palladino as a psychic fraud

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 'Hodgson, Richard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hodgson, Richard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hodgson, Richard (1855-1905), psychical researcher Smith, F. B. Hodgson, Richard (1855-1905), psychical researcher Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1972 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J Douglas Pike 406-407