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 +1918-10-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Charlottesville[4]. He died on +2007-02-08T00:00:00Z[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 (406 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 +1918-10-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ian Stevenson died on +2007-02-08T00:00:00Z[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].
  • Ian Stevenson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120375852[17].
  • Ian Stevenson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4947546[18].
  • Ian Stevenson's GND ID is recorded as 131567578[19].
  • Ian Stevenson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79018750[20].
  • Ian Stevenson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12038350c[21].
  • Ian Stevenson's IdRef ID is recorded as 028575202[22].
  • Ian Stevenson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05308193[23].
  • Ian Stevenson's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00457695[24].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[25].
  • Ian Stevenson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02b03q[26].
  • Ian Stevenson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL448904A[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], Ian Stevenson… he was born on +1918-10-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of St Andrews[13], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1413[30], headquartered in Fife[31] and McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[14], a medical school[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1821[34].

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 +2007-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Charlottesville[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[25].

Why It Matters

Ian Stevenson ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

He has been cited as an influence by Satwant Pasricha[37], a professor[38], b. 1901[39], of India[40], specialised in reincarnation research[41].

Works attributed to him include Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation[42], a written work[43], written by him[44].

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[37].

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  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Open Library. wikidata.org.

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  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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