Podmore, Frank, 1856-1910

LC control no.	n 50019513
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Podmore, Frank, 1856-1910 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Podmor, F., 1856-1910
Biography/History note	For most of his life a clerk in the post office, Frank Podmore (1856-1910) was a prolific author on psychical research. As an undergraduate Podmore became interested in spiritualism, and he joined the British National Association of Spiritualsts. Eventually disillusioned by that society, Podmore co-founded several organisations: the Progressive Association (in 1882); the Fellowship of the New Life (1883); and, spurred by his desire to see political change, the Fabian Society (1884). Podmore's membership in the Society for Psychical Research influenced his activities and interests, and he spent the next twenty years investigating and writing on psychic phenomena.
Birth date	1856
Death date	1910
Field of activity	Parapsychology
Affiliation	British National Association of Spiritualists Progressive Association Fellowship of the New Life Fabian Society Society for Psychical Research
Profession or occupation	postal clerk author on psychical research
Found in	His Prizhiznennye prizraki, 1893. LC data base, 30 Aug. 2001 (hdg.: Podmore, Frank, 1856-1910; usage: Frank Podmore, F. Podmor) Modern spiritualism, 2000: t.p. (Frank Podmore)