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Trevor Henry Hall (1910–1991) was a British author, surveyor, and sceptic of paranormal phenomena.〔(Gale Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology )〕 ==Biography== He was born in Wakefield, England. He served as a major in the British army during World War II (1939–45) and became a senior partner of V. Walker and Son (chartered surveyors) (1945–80), he was the vice president of the Huddersfield Building Society (1958–80).〔The Estates Gazette. (1971). Volume 220. p. 505〕 He had a deep interest in magic and mystery. Hall was a student in psychical research at Trinity College, Cambridge (1954–56). His knowledge of conjuring and magic helped him discover the tricks of mediums, many of whom had been caught in fraud. In his book ''The Spiritualists'' (1964) he wrote that the phenomena of the famous medium Florence Cook were fraudulent and that William Crookes had an affair with her.〔Pleasants, Helene. (1964). ''Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology''. New York: Helix Press〕 Hall was an ex-member and critic of the Society for Psychical Research and published a series of sceptical books on the paranormal and psychical research.〔Luckhurst, Roger. (2002). ''The Invention of Telepathy: 1870-1901''. Oxford University Press. p. 2〕 Hall was a collector of magic books and a member of The Magic Circle. He also wrote three books on the higher criticism of Sherlock Holmes. Researcher Georgess McHargue noted that Hall was "one of the most astute of modern investigators, combining twentieth-century scientific techniques with a cheerful and readable writing style in his many books."〔McHargue, Georgess. (1972). ''Facts, Frauds, and Phantasms: A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement''. Doubleday. p. 100. ISBN 978-0385053051〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trevor H. Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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