John Denham Parsons
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John Denham Parsons | |
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| Born | 1861 South Stoneham, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 14 September 1936 (aged 74–75) |
| Occupation | Writer |
John Denham Parsons (1861 – 14 September 1936)[1] was an English writer and Shakespeare authorship theorist.
Parsons was a proponent of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship.[2] Between 1918 and 1935 he published many works on this topic, including articles in Baconiana and letters in the correspondence columns of Notes and Queries and The Times Literary Supplement.[2] He attempted pamphlet controversy with Sir Sidney Lee and authorities at the British Museum over the Shakespeare authorship question.[citation needed]
Parsons' book The Non-Christian Cross (1896) argued that the Christian cross symbol is not Christian in origin.[3]
He was a member of the Society for Psychical Research. Parsons authored a 561-page book The Nature and Purpose of the Universe on philosophy and psychical research, published in 1906.[4]
