Gay, Kathleen Agnes Robson (1890-1969)

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Gay, Kathleen Agnes Robson (1890-1969)

British parapsychologist. She was born June 22, 1890. During World War I, she was a voluntary worker for the Invalid Children's Aid Association (1914) and a member of the British Red Cross Society (1914-16). Later she worked at the British Treasury Department (1916-18) and the School of Oriental Studies, London (1920-22). Once World War II began she served with the British Red Cross Society and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association (1939-45).

During the last years of her life, she became interested in psychical research. She joined the Council of the Society for Psychical Research, London, in 1950 and served as chairperson of the Sir Oliver Lodge Posthumous Test Committee. She took special interest in work with mediums. From her research she wrote articles for the Journal of the SPR.

Sources:

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