Institut Général Psychologique

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Institut Général Psychologique

Founded in Paris in 1904 to pursue psychical research. The presidents of the institute were, successively, Professor Duclaux (Pasteur's successor in L'Institut Pasteur); M. d'Arsonval (member of the Academy): and a Professor Borda. Following the intervention of Czar Nicholas, the French government authorized a lottery on behalf of the institute that produced 800,000 francs. The depreciation of the franc, however, wiped out most of this capital. The institute's most memorable investigation was conducted between 1905 and 1908 with Eusapia Palladino. After the capital was gone the institute ceased activities.

The moving spirit of the institute was Serge Yourievitch, secretary to the Russian Embassy in Paris, and the secretarial duties were attended to by M. J. Courtier.

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