Charles Fort
(1874-1932)
Died aged c. 58
Wikidata WikipediaCharles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold well and are still in print. His work continues to inspire admirers, who refer to themselves as "Forteans", and has influenced some aspects of science fiction. Fort's collections of scientific anomalies, including The Book of the Damned (1919), influenced numerous science-fiction writers with their skepticism and as sources of ideas. "Fortean" phenomena are events which seem to challenge the boundaries of accepted scientific knowledge, and the Fortean Times (founded as The News in 1973 and renamed in 1976) investigates such phenomena.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
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Charles Fort (1874-1932) American founder of Forteanism, the study of anomalous phenomena lived here 1921-1928
39A Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom where they lived
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Charles Fort 1874-1932 American writer and founder of Forteanism, the study of anomalous phenomena, lived here 1921-1928
39 Marchmont Street, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1921-1928)