Ian Stevenson

Canadian parapsychologist, reincarnation researcher (1918–2007)
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Ian Stevenson was born on October 31, 1918, in Montreal[1][2]. He died on February 8, 2007, in Charlottesville[3][1][2]. He worked as a psychiatrist, parapsychologist, and university teacher.

He was educated at the University of St Andrews and the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His employer was the University of Virginia.

Ian Stevenson

Summary

Ian Stevenson is a human[1]. He was born in Montreal[2]. He was born on October 31, 1918[3]. He passed away in Charlottesville[4]. He died on February 8, 2007[5]. He worked as a psychiatrist[6], parapsychologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ian Stevenson was born in Montreal[2].
  • Ian Stevenson died in Charlottesville[4].
  • Ian Stevenson was born on October 31, 1918[3].
  • Ian Stevenson died on February 8, 2007[5].
  • Ian Stevenson held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Ian Stevenson worked as a psychiatrist[6].
  • Ian Stevenson's professions included parapsychologist[7].
  • Ian Stevenson worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Ian Stevenson's field of work was parapsychology[11].
  • Among Ian Stevenson's employers was University of Virginia[12].
  • Ian Stevenson was educated at University of St Andrews[13].
  • Ian Stevenson's education included a stint at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[14].
  • Ian Stevenson is recorded as male[15].
  • Ian Stevenson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[17].
  • Ian Stevenson's family name is recorded as Stevenson[18].
  • Ian Stevenson's given name is recorded as Ian[19].
  • Ian Stevenson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Ian Stevenson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Ian Stevenson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ian Pretyman Stevenson'}[22].
  • Ian Stevenson's interested in is recorded as psychiatry[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], Ian Stevenson… he was born on October 31, 1918[3].

Education

Educated at University of St Andrews[13], a public university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1413[26], headquartered in Fife[27] and McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[14], a medical school[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1821[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychiatrist[6], parapsychologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Ian Stevenson's field of work was parapsychology[11]. Among his employers was University of Virginia[12].

Death and Burial

Ian Stevenson died on February 8, 2007[5]. He died in Charlottesville[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[17].

Why It Matters

Ian Stevenson ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

He has been cited as an influence by Satwant Pasricha[33], a professor[34], b. 1901[35], of India[36], specialised in reincarnation research[37].

Works attributed to him include Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation[38], a written work[39].

FAQs

Where was Ian Stevenson born?

Ian Stevenson's place of birth was Montreal[2].

Where did Ian Stevenson die?

Ian Stevenson passed away in Charlottesville[4].

What did Ian Stevenson do for work?

Ian Stevenson worked as psychiatrist[6], parapsychologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Ian Stevenson go to school?

Ian Stevenson was educated at University of St Andrews[13] and McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[14].

Who did Ian Stevenson influence?

Ian Stevenson has been cited as an influence by Satwant Pasricha[33].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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