Klinckowstroem, Graf Carl von (1884-1969)

German research scientist who wrote about water divining and other parapsychological subjects. He was born on August 26, 1884, at Potsdam, Germany. Klinckowstroem attended the University of Munich, where he studied physics, philosophy, psychology, and history. He was a corresponding member of the Society for Psychical Research, London, from 1928 on and an honorary member of Deutscher Erfinder-Verband, Nuremberg. As an amateur conjuring magician he was critical of many claims of psychical phenomena. He was particularly skeptical of astrology and witchcraft, but was also critical of parapsychology. He gathered data on fraudulent mediums and attacked flaws in the research of Baron Schrenk-Notzing.

Klinckowstroem published several books on science, such as the 1959 volume Geschichte der Technik (History of Technology) and a variety of books on paranormal subjects.

He died August 29, 1969.

Sources:

Berger, Arthur S., and Joyce Berger. The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology and Psychical Research. New York: Paragon House, 1991.

Klinckowstroem, Graf Carl von. Bibliographie der Wünschelrute (Bibliography of the Divining Rod). N.p., 1911.

——. Yogi-Künste (Yogic Arts). N.p., 1922.

——. Die Zauberkunst (The Art of Magic). N.p., 1954.

Klinckowstroem, Graf Carl von, and Rudolph von Maltzahn. Handbuch der Wünschelrute (Handbook of the Divining Rod). Müchen; Berlin: R. Oldenbourg, 1931.

Klinckowstroem, Graf Carl von, W. von Gulat-Wellenburg, and Hans Rosenbusch. Der Physikalische Mediumismus (Physical Mediumship). N.p., 1925.

Pleasants, Helene, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. New York: Helix Press, 1964.