Ransom, Champe (1936-)

Editor in a law book publishing company and writer on parapsychology. He was born in San Diego, California, and became a seaman in the Merchant Marines after leaving high school. He obtained a B.A. degree from Lawrence University with a major in history (1961) and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law (1966). He then served as legislative counsel to the state legislature in Juneau, Alaska (1966-70). During his final year in law school he had taken an interest in parapsychology and in 1970 was finally able to become a research assistant at the Division of Parapsychology, University of Virginia (1970-72). He then became an editor with Michie Company, law book publishers, Charlottesville, Virginia, and later owned a chimney sweeping business.

While at the University of Virginia he worked off of a grant for the Parapsychology Foundation, which supported his research on parapsychology's critics. He also assisted J. G. Pratt with experiments in PK and ESP.

Sources:

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

Pratt, J. G., with Champe Ransom. "Exploratory Observations of the Movement of Static Objects Without the Apparent Use of Known Physical Energies by Nina S. Kulagina." Proceedings of the Parapsychological Association 8 (1971).

——. "Extrasensory Perception or Extraordinary Sensory Perception?" Journal of American Society for Psychical Research 66 (1972).

Ransom, Champe. "Recent Criticisms of Parapsychology: A Review." Journal of American Society for Psychical Research 65 (1971).