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Nandor Fodor

Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author (died 1964)

Born
May 13, 1895
Died
May 17, 1964
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1895

About Nandor Fodor

Nandor Fodor was a British and American parapsychologist, psychoanalyst, author and journalist of Hungarian origin. Fodor pioneered the theory that poltergeists are external manifestations of conflicts within the subconscious mind rather than autonomous entities with minds of their own. The spiritualist Arthur Findlay, who founded the institute, did not approve of his research and resigned. The psychologist Robert Baker and the skeptical investigator Joe Nickell wrote that, in most cases, Fodor discovered ghosts are "pure inventions of the hauntee's subconscious" and praised Fodor's book The Haunted Mind as vastly entertaining.

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The world when Nandor Fodor was born

Nandor Fodor was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nandor Fodor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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