Mirin Dajo
From Kook Science
| Mirin Dajo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arnold Gerrit Henskes 6 August 1912 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 May 1948 (35) Switzerland |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Demonstrations of physical invulnerability |
Mirin Dajo (Esperanto: Mirindaĵo, "wonder"; August 6, 1912 - May 26, 1948), born Arnold Gerrit Henskes, was a Dutch performer of radical body piercing and other demonstrations of physical "invulnerability," which he described as acts of religious devotion.
Resources
- Mirin Dajo: Wonderman, philipcoppens.com, http://www.philipcoppens.com/mirindajo.html
- "SWITZERLAND: Miracle Man", TIME 49 (25), 1947-06-23, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,797981,00.html
Academic Press
- (in Czech) Klapetek, J. (March 1968), "Mirin Dajo", Casopis Lékaru Ceských 107 (13): 400-402 — [Journal of Czech Physicians]
- (in Portuguese) Da Silva, Mello A. (July 1950), Revista Brasileira de Medicina 7 (7): 450-456 — [Brazilian Journal of Medicine]
Video
- The Man Who Defies Death (1947), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqIDnm_6mu4