Lafleche, Pierre (1892-?)
Lafleche, Pierre (1892-?)
French poet and government official who studied telepathy and ESP in cooperation with René Warcollier. Lafleche was born on February 6, 1892, in Paris, France. He studied at the Collège de Juilly (Seine-et-Marne) (Bachelier ès lettres, 1909) and at the University of Paris (licencié en droit, 1918). He served in the French army in World War I and received the Croix de Guerre and chevalier, Legion of Honor.
Lafleche worked for the French Ministry of Public Works from 1920 to 1952. He published three volumes of poetry and a number of articles on parapsychology in various journals such as Psychica, Revue Métapsychique, Lotus Bleu, and Tomorrow.
Sources:
Pleasants, Helene, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. New York: Helix Press, 1964.
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