Joseph Banks Rhine

Joseph Banks Rhine (September 29, 1895 – February 20, 1980), usually known as J. B. Rhine, was an American botanist who founded parapsychology as a branch of psychology, founding the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the Journal of Parapsychology, the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, and the Parapsychological Association. Rhine wrote the books Extrasensory Perception and Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind.

For other people named Joseph Banks, see Joseph Banks (disambiguation).

Joseph Banks Rhine
BornSeptember 29, 1895
DiedFebruary 20, 1980 (1980-02-21) (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Botanist, parapsychologist
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