Techter, David (1932-)
Techter, David (1932-)
Museum worker who has written widely on parapsychology. Born October 5, 1932, at Morristown, New Jersey, he studied at Yale University (B.S. geology, 1954). He was an assistant in fossil vertebrates at the Chicago Natural History Museum from 1955 on. He was a member of the American Society for Psychical Research, an associate member of the Parapsychological Association, and an organizer and executive secretary of the Illinois Society for Psychic Research.
He has conducted tests for extrasensory ability with school-children and written many reviews of books on parapsychological subjects.
Sources:
Techter, David. A Bibliography and Index of Psychic Research and Related Topics for the Year 1962. Illinois Society for Psychic Research, 1963.
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