LeCron, Leslie M. (1892-1972)

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LeCron, Leslie M. (1892-1972)

Psychologist, expert on hypnotism, and author on parapsychological topics. He was born on October 27, 1892, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and studied at the University of Colorado (B.A., 1916). He entered into private practice as a psychologist and became a member of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Lecron was an honorary member and a consultant of the Los Angeles Society for Psychic Research. He died April 1972.

Sources:

Cheek, David B., and Leslie M. LeCron. Clinical Hypnotherapy. New York: Grine & Stratton, 1968.

LeCron, Leslie M. Experimental Hypnosis. New York: Macmillan, 1952.

. "The Paranormal in Hypnosis." Tomorrow magazine (spring 1955).

. Self-Hypnosis: The Technique and Its Daily Use in Daily Living. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1964.

. Techniques of Hypnotherapy. New York: Julian Press, 1962.

LeCron, Leslie M., and Jean Bordeaux. Hypnotism Today. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1964.

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

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