| LC control no. | n 88141849 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Barrett, William, Sir, 1844-1925 |
| Variant(s) | Barrett, W. F. (William F.), Sir, 1844-1925 Barrett, William Fletcher, Sir, 1844-1925 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1844-02-10 |
| Death date | 1925-05-26 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Physics Parapsychology |
| Affiliation | Royal Institution of Great Britain Royal Society (Great Britain) Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Dublin Society Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain) American Society for Psychical Research |
| Profession or occupation | Physicists Parapsychologists College teachers |
| Found in | His Death-bed visions, 1986: t.p. (Sir William Barrett) p. 123 (W.F. Barrett, F.R.S.) LC data base, 10-5-88 (hdg.: Barrett, William Fletcher, Sir, 1844-1925; usage: William Barrett, F.R.S.) Wikipedia, viewed April 22, 2016 (Sir William Fletcher Barrett FRS FRSE MRIA MIEE FPS (10 February 1844 in Kingston, Jamaica - 26 May 1925 in London) was an English physicist and parapsychologist. Barrett took chemistry and physics at the Royal College of Chemistry and then became the science master at the London International College (1867-9) before becoming assistant to John Tyndall at the Royal Institution (1863-1866). Also taught at the Royal School of Naval Architecture. In 1873 he became Professor of Experimental Physics at the Royal College of Science for Ireland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1899 and was also a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Dublin Society. He was knighted in 1912. Founder of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) as well as of the American Society for Psychical Research.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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