William Danmar
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| William Danmar | |
|---|---|
 As pictured in "Ghostology" (1924) | |
| Born | 22 November 1853 Denmark |
| Died | 4 November 1937 (83) New York City, NY [1][2] |
| Nationality | Danish; American |
| Workplace(s) | Cooper Union; Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Architecture Dept.[3] |
| Known for | Galomalism, Nirvanalogy |
William Danmar (November 22, 1853 - November 4, 1937) was a Danish-born architect, professor of architecture, and author of varied treatises about the physics of ghosts, galomalism, and nirvanalogy.
Selected Bibliography
Architectural
- Danmar, William (1893), Monuments of the Renaissance in Germany
- Danmar, William (1893), Practical Problems in Construction
- Danmar, William (1894), "The Wood Architecture of Switzerland", Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts 7: 21-26, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066361357;view=1up;seq=368
- Danmar, William (1894), "The Colonial Style of Architecture", Tech. Qtly. and Proceedings 7: 324-328, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066361357;view=1up;seq=368
Esoteric
Books
- Danmar, William (1887), The Tail of the Earth; or, the Location and Condition of the "Spirit World", New York, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008926522
- Danmar, William (1914), Modern Nirvanaism, or the Philosophy of Life and Death, Jamaica, New York City, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006670363
- Danmar, William (1923), World Cognition; Absolute Being, Reality, Nature, Death, NYC: Academy Press, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005762336
- Danmar, William (1924), Ghostology, the Naturalistic Philosophy of the Ghosts, NYC: the Author, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000476657
Contents: I. Introduction • II. Science and Immortality • III. Ghosts or Spirits • IV. Phoenixes and Angels • V. The Substantiality of the Ghosts • VI. Raymonds Report • VII. Facts and Theories • XIV. Nature • VIII. The Origin of Philosophy • IX. Genuine Materialism • X. Genuine Spiritualism • XI. Spiritualism and Mentalism • XII. Our Mother-Father • XIII. Being and Reality • XV. The Products of Nature • XVI. The Realm of Ghosts • XVII. The Attitude of the Churches • XVIII. Mediumism • XIX. Materializations of Ghosts • XXI. Spiritualizations • XXII. Animations • XX. The Image Doubles • XXIII. Evading Hypotheses • XXIV. Zoellner's Experiments • XXV. Injured Ghosts • XXVI. Ethics and the Ghosts • XXVII. Kant's Materializations • XXVIII. The Modern Nirvana
Articles
- Danmar, William (June 1917), "Facts and Theories", Psychical Research Review 2 (12): 37-39, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433068178221;view=1up;seq=51
- Danmar, William (September 1917), "Ghosts or Spirits?", Psychical Research Review 3 (3): 30-32, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433068178221;view=1up;seq=238
- Danmar, William (October 1917), "The Substance of the Ghosts", Psychical Research Review 3 (4): 27-29, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433068178221;view=1up;seq=299
- Danmar, William (January 1918), "Matter and Materialism", Psychical Research Review 4 (1): 10-14, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433068178221;view=1up;seq=510
Resources
- Review of "Ghostology" (oddbooks.co.uk) — a few choice quotes from the book and rundown of the content
References
- ↑ "Obituary notice for William Danmar", Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 97 (307): 15, 1937-11-05, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/52987410/, retrieved 2016-08-07
- ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WL3-M41 : 20 March 2015), William Danmar, 04 Nov 1937; citing Death, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,184,872.
- ↑ Spellen, Suzanne (2013-09-19), "Building of the Day: 2883 Atlantic Avenue", brownstoner.com