Edward Trusted Bennett
British botanist and psychical researcher
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Edward Trusted Bennett (1 July 1831 – 16 November 1908), best known as Edward T. Bennett, was a British botanist and psychical researcher.
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| Born | 1 July 1831 |
| Died | 16 November 1908 (aged 77) Port Isaac, Cornwall |
| Occupations | Botanist, psychical researcher |
Biography
Bennett was born in London. His younger brother was the botanist Alfred William Bennett. As a young man he collected plant specimens in Cornwall and the New Forest.[1][2] Bennett was the last Quaker in Britain to be disowned for holding different theological opinions. In 1873, he was disowned for supporting the heretical views of Charles Voysey.[3][4]
He was a member of the British National Association of Spiritualists and the first secretary of the Society for Psychical Research.[5] From 1882 to 1902 he worked as an assistant secretary for the Society.[6]
He died in Port Isaac, Cornwall.
Publications
- The Poetical Work of George Barlow: A Study (1903)
- The Society for Psychical Research: Its Rise & Progress & a Sketch of its Work (1903)
- Twenty Years of Psychical Research: 1882-1901 (1904)
- Automatic Speaking and Writing: A Study (1905)
- The Physical Phenomena Popularly Classed Under the Head of Spiritualism (1907) [With a brief introduction by Oliver Lodge]
- The Direct Phenomena of Spiritualism (1908)
- Psychic Phenomena (1909) [With a foreword by Oliver Lodge]