Richard Baerwald
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Richard Baerwald was a German
academic psychologist
, in Berlin
. Towards the end of his life he became interested in parapsychology
and occultism (as it was interpreted at the period). He edited the Zeitschrift für Kritischen Okkultismus from 1926 to 1928.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
academic psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
, in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Towards the end of his life he became interested in parapsychology
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
and occultism (as it was interpreted at the period). He edited the Zeitschrift für Kritischen Okkultismus from 1926 to 1928.
Works
- Theorie der Begabung (1896)
- Der Mensch ist grösser als das Schicksal (1922)
- Die intellektuellen Phänomene (1925)
- Okkultismus und Spiritismus und ihre weltanschaulichen Folgerungen (1926)
- Psychologie der Selbstverteidigung in Kampf-, Not- und Krankheitszeiten (1927)