Vasse, Paul M(arie) (1910-?)

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Vasse, Paul M(arie) (1910-?)

Physician who experimented in areas of parapsychology. He was born February 17, 1910, at Amiens, France, studied at the University of Paris (B.A., 1928; M.D., 1936), and was a charter member of the Parapsychological Association and the Ordre des Medécins. In collaboration with his wife, Christine M. Vasse, Vasse conducted experiments in dice placement and in the growth of plants and lectured on his results at the Institut Métapsychique.

Sources:

Pleasants, Helene, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. New York: Helix Press, 1964.

Vasse, Paul M. and Christine M. Vasse. "Comparison of Two Subjects in PK." Journal of Parapsychology (December 1951).

. "ESP Test with French First-Grade School Children." Journal of Parapsychology (September 1958).

. "Plant Growing Experiments." Revue Métapsychique (April-June 1948).