Konstantīns Raudive
Latvian writer and parapsychologist (1909–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Konstantīns Raudive (30 April 1909 in Asūne, Vitebsk Governorate – 2 September 1974), known internationally as Konstantin Raudive, was a Latvian writer and parapsychologist, and husband of Zenta Mauriņa. Raudive was born in Latgale in eastern Latvia (then part of Vitebsk Governorate) but studied extensively abroad, later becoming a student of Carl Jung.[1] In exile following the Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944, he taught at the University of Uppsala in Sweden.
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Born | (1909-04-30)30 April 1909 |
Died | 2 September 1974(1974-09-02) (aged 65) |
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Spouse | Zenta Mauriņa |
Raudive studied parapsychology all his life, and was especially interested in the possibility of the afterlife. He and German parapsychologist Hans Bender investigated electronic voice phenomena (EVP). He published a book on EVP, Breakthrough, in 1971. Raudive was a scientist as well as a practising Roman Catholic.