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William Seabrook

  • W. B. Seabrook
  • William Buehler Seabrook
  • William B. Seabrook
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Seabrook, William
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Date of birth
1884-02-22
Place of birth
United States
Date of death
1945-09-20
Place of death
United States

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William Buehler Seabrook (February 22, 1884 – September 20, 1945) was an American occultist, explorer, world traveler, journalist and author, born in Westminster, Maryland. He began his career as a reporter and city editor of the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia and later worked for the New York Times. He is well-known for his writing on, and engaging in, cannibalism.

Seabrook's 1929 book The Magic Island, which documents his experiences with Haitian Vodou, is considered the first popular English-language work to describe the concept of zombies.

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American occultist, explorer, traveler, and journalist.

Last modified: 2020-10-27 (revision #37315)

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0000000109216164
LibraryThing Author
seabrookwilliam
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85460241
Wikidata ID
Q584769

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