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Mar 18, 1874 Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Died on 01 Jan 0001 (aged 1873)
Polish graphologist, self-proclaimed psychic and writer
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About Rafael Schermann
- Rafael Schermann (1879-1945) also known as Raphael Schermann was a Polish graphologist, self-proclaimed psychic and writer.Schermann was born in Kraków.
- From a young age he had a fascination with handwriting and collecting envelopes.
- He settled in Vienna in 1910 and worked for insurance companies.
- He became an expert graphologist and it was alleged that he possessed the powers of clairvoyance, second sight and telepathy.Oskar Fischer a Professor of psychology from the University of Prague conducted a series of graphology experiments with Schermann between 1916 and 1918.
- Fischer reported that with his eyes bandaged or by just touching handwriting samples in sealed envelopes Schermann had successfully given many accurate character descriptions and statements about the writer.
- Fischer became convinced that Schermann was a genuine psychic.Other researchers have been more critical.
- Brazilian physician Antônio da Silva Melo noted flaws in the experiments and attributed his graphology abilities to psychological factors relating to memory, unconscious cues and suggestion.
