#1Science & Medicine
Walter Franklin Prince
1863–1934American parapsychologist
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Detroit, birthplace of the American parapsychologist Walter Franklin Prince
Walter Franklin Prince, the American parapsychologist, was born in 1863. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Over the border in Pittsfield, 7 names are on record, led by Carl E. Milliken.
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Walter Franklin Prince
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- Walter Franklin Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons