Mary Rose Barrington
British parapsychologist (1926–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Rose Barrington (31 January 1926 – 20 February 2020) was a British parapsychologist, barrister and charity administrator.[2]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Mary rose
Barrington | |
---|---|
Born | (1926-01-31)31 January 1926 |
Died | 20 February 2020(2020-02-20) (aged 94)[1] |
Occupation | Parapsychologist |
Close
She was President of the Oxford University Society for Psychical Research, and joined the Society for Psychical Research in 1957, becoming a Council member in 1962.[2] She served on its Spontaneous Cases Committee since the beginning of the committee.[2] In 1995 she was elected as vice-president of the Society.[2][3]
Outside of her parapsychology work, she supported animal protection and voluntary euthanasia.[2] She was once a chairperson of the British Voluntary Euthanasia Society.[4] She appeared in the episode Ripples in Time of the British paranormal documentary television series Ghosthunters.[citation needed]