William Fletcher Barrett ( 1844 - 1925 )

Birth: Manchester (10 February 1844) Death: 26 May 1925 Research Area: Physics; psychical research Education: Old Trafford Grammar School Career: Assistant to John Tyndall, Royal Institution (1863-1866); taught at International College and the Royal School of Naval Architecture; Professor of Experimental Physics in the Royal College of Science for Ireland (1874-1910); chief founder of Society for Psychical Research (1882), later became President Memberships: FRSE; MRIA; MIEE; Fell Phys Soc Honours: Kt (1912) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1899.