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Charles Fort

Summary

Charles Fort (1874–1932) was an American writer who spent decades collecting reports of anomalous phenomena—unexplained falls, UFOs, teleportation—that science dismissed. His books The Book of the Damned and Lo! gave birth to Fortean research.

Core Contribution

Founded anomalistics; his books are the origin of systematic interest in unexplained phenomena; 'Fortean' became the term for anomalous research.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • anomalous phenomena
  • UFO
  • strange phenomena
  • science skepticism

Notable Works & Achievements

The Book of the Damned

Lo!

Wild Talents

Historical Influences

Skeptical curiosity

Intellectual Lineage

American journalism

Contemporaries & Peers

H.P. Lovecraft

Minds Influenced

UFO research anomalisticsparanormal research

Intellectual Posterity

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