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After serving as a research fellow in plant physiology at the Boyce Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers, New York, Rhine moved to Morganton, West Virginia, where both she and her husband taught at [[West Virginia University]].<ref name=FindingAid /> |
After serving as a research fellow in plant physiology at the Boyce Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers, New York, Rhine moved to Morganton, West Virginia, where both she and her husband taught at [[West Virginia University]].<ref name=FindingAid /> While there, she and her husband became interested in parapsychology, and left to train with [[Walter Franklin Price|Dr. Walter Franklin Price]] of the [[American_Society_for_Psychical_Research#Splinter_group|Boston Society of Psychic Research]] from 1926-1927. The following year, they moved to [[Durham,North_Carolina]] to work under [[William_McDougall_(psychologist)|William McDougall]] at [[Duke University]]. |
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==Selected Works== |
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Louisa Ella Rhine | |
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| Born | November 9, 1891 New York State |
| Died | March 17, 1983 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Parapsychology, Botany |
| Institutions | Duke University |
Louisa Ella Rhine (née Weckesser November 9, 1891 – March 17, 1983) was an American doctor of botany and is known for her work in parapsychology.
Life
Rhine was born Louisa Ella Weckesser on an island in the Niagara River, New York on November 9, 1891. She and her siblings, sisters Sylvia and Miriam, and brother Eldon, grew up in northern Ohio. [1] In 1920, she married J.B. Rhine, a fellow graduate student in botany. In 1927, the Rhines relocated to Durham, NC, where they raised four children together. [1]
Education
She attended the University of Chicago, obtaining her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D., all in botany.[2]
Career
After serving as a research fellow in plant physiology at the Boyce Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers, New York, Rhine moved to Morganton, West Virginia, where both she and her husband taught at West Virginia University.[2] While there, she and her husband became interested in parapsychology, and left to train with Dr. Walter Franklin Price of the Boston Society of Psychic Research from 1926-1927. The following year, they moved to Durham,North_Carolina to work under William McDougall at Duke University.
Selected Works
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1961). Hidden channels of the mind. New York: W. Sloane Associates.
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1966). Manual for introductory experiments in parapsychology. Durham, NC: Institute for Parapsychology.
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1967). ESP in life and lab; tracing hidden channels. New York: Macmillan.
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1970). Mind over matter; psychokinesis. New York: Macmillan.
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1975). Psi, what is it? : The story of ESP and PK (1st ed. ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 9780060668266.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Rhine, Louisa E. (1981). The invisible picture : a study of psychic experiences. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9780899500157.
- Rhine, Louisa E. (1983). Something hidden. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 9780899500829.
References
- ^ a b Stovall, Melinda (18 March 1983). "Mrs. Rhine dies at 91". Herald Sun. Durham, NC.
- ^ a b "Guide to the Louisa E. Rhine Papers, 1890-1983". Duke University Libraries. 1987. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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