Manfred Cassirer Explained

Manfred Cassirer (12 July 1920 – 18 December 2003) was a British Egyptologist and parapsychologist.

Cassirer was born in Berlin. Being half-Jewish he moved to Paris to stay with a relative when he was a child. He was psychologically disturbed during his youth.^[1] He later moved to Oxford where he studied theology.^[1] He obtained a degree in Egyptology and studied at St Peter's College, Oxford.^[2]

He was a member of the Society for Psychical Research which he joined in 1975.^[1]

Publications

• Parapsychology and the UFO (1988)
• The Persecution of Mr Tony Elms: The Bromley Poltergeist (1993)
• Dimensions of Enchantment: The Mystery of UFO Abductions (1994)
• Close Encounters and Aliens (1994)
• Medium on Trial: The Story of Helen Duncan (1997)
• The Hidden Powers of Nature (2001)
• Miracles of the Bible (2003)

Notes and References

1. http://metastudies.net/genealogy/PS04/PS04_172.HTML "Manfred Cassirer"
2. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=93626 "Dr. Manfred Cassirer Biographical Details"