Frederic W. H. Myers
Frederic W. H. Myers | |
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Portrait by William Clarke Wontner c. 1896 | |
| Born | 6 February 1843 Keswick, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 17 January 1901 (aged 57) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Psychical researcher, writer |
Frederic William Henry Myers (6 February 1843 – 17 January 1901) was a British poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Myers' work on psychical research and his ideas about a "subliminal self" were influential in his time, but have not been accepted by the scientific community.