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He was born October 4, 1929, in [[New York]] to Edward C. Mack and Ruth Prince Mack, and died September 27, 2004, while attending a conference about [[T.E. Lawrence]] in England. | He was born October 4, 1929, in [[New York]] to Edward C. Mack and Ruth Prince Mack, and died September 27, 2004, while attending a conference about [[T.E. Lawrence]] in England. | ||
== Career == | |||
Mack graduated from [[Oberlin College]] in 1951, received his medical degree from Harvard in 1955, and also graduated from the [[Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute]]. Mack joined the [[Harvard]] Medical Facility in 1964 and later became a medical [[professor]] in 1972. | |||
He served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] from 1959 to 1961. | |||
===Psychiatry=== | |||
Mack lived in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] where he started the [[psychiatry]] unit at [[Cambridge Hospital]] where he served as chief of the department from 1969 to 1977.<ref name=JohnMackInstitute/> In 1977, his book, ''A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. Lawrence'' won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. | |||
Mack was also an assistant editor of[[ The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association]] and was on the editorial board of [[The American Journal of Psychoanalysis]]. | |||
During his career, Mack was "...was drawn to [[psychoanalytic analysis]] of the misunderstood or vulnerable, including [[children]] contemplating [[suicide]], teenagers troubled by the threat of [[nuclear war]] and finally, people plagued by what they believed to be recurrent [[alien encounters]]," according to Jennifer Bayot of The[[ New York Times]].<ref name=JohnMackInstitute/> | |||
===Study of abduction=== | |||
He founded the [[John E. Mack Institute]] in 1989 as the [[Center for Psychology and Social Change]], a year before the publication of his first book on alien abduction.. He later started the [[Program for Extraordinary Experience Research]] with a grant from [[Laurance Rockefeller]]. The institute was founded in 1993. | |||
== Alien abduction research == | == Alien abduction research == | ||
In his later years he became known for his research about the alien abduction phenomena that was not always met with acceptance by [[Harvard Medical School]] officials. | In his later years he became known for his research about the alien abduction phenomena that was not always met with acceptance by [[Harvard Medical School]] officials. | ||
He published a book in 1990, ''Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens''. [[Harvard University]], for the first time in its history, launched an investigation of the work of a | He published a book in 1990, ''Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens''. [[Harvard University]], for the first time in its history, launched an investigation of the work of a tenured professor.<ref>{{citation | ||
| date = 8 June 2005 | | date = 8 June 2005 | ||
| title = Alien thinking | | title = Alien thinking | ||
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| journal = BBC | | journal = BBC | ||
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4071124.stm}}</ref> | | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4071124.stm}}</ref> | ||
===Harvard review=== | |||
After publication of the 1990 book, a Harvard faculty committee was formed to review Mack’s “clinical care and clinical investigation of his subjects.” After 14 months of investigation, it released a statement saying that it "reaffirmed Dr. Mack's academic freedom to study what he wishes and to state his opinion without impediment."<ref>{{citation | |||
| journal = New York Times | |||
| title = Dr. John E. Mack, Psychiatrist, Dies at 74 | |||
| author = Jennifer Bayotg | |||
| date = 30 September 2004 | |||
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/30/national/30mack.html}}</ref> | |||
===Abduction=== | |||
Mack interviewed approximately 200 people who reported encounters with extraterrestrials, according to Feeney. Feeney also wrote that Mack believed alien encounters were more of a spiritual nature rather than a physical one.<ref name=JohnMackInstitute> [http://johnemackinstitute.org/center/center_news.asp?id=227 John E. Mack Institute]</ref> | Mack interviewed approximately 200 people who reported encounters with extraterrestrials, according to Feeney. Feeney also wrote that Mack believed alien encounters were more of a spiritual nature rather than a physical one.<ref name=JohnMackInstitute> [http://johnemackinstitute.org/center/center_news.asp?id=227 John E. Mack Institute]</ref> | ||
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Mack published two books concerning the alien abduction experience. “Abduction” was published in 1994 followed by "Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters," in 1999.<ref name=JohnMackInstitute/> | Mack published two books concerning the alien abduction experience. “Abduction” was published in 1994 followed by "Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters," in 1999.<ref name=JohnMackInstitute/> | ||
== Marriage == | == Marriage == | ||
Revision as of 08:48, 5 August 2010
John Edward Mack (1929–2004) was an American psychiatrist, author and investigator of abductions by aliens in unidentified flying objects. He won the Pulitzer prize in 1977 for A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T.E. Lawrence.
He was born October 4, 1929, in New York to Edward C. Mack and Ruth Prince Mack, and died September 27, 2004, while attending a conference about T.E. Lawrence in England.
Career
Mack graduated from Oberlin College in 1951, received his medical degree from Harvard in 1955, and also graduated from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Mack joined the Harvard Medical Facility in 1964 and later became a medical professor in 1972.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1961.
Psychiatry
Mack lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he started the psychiatry unit at Cambridge Hospital where he served as chief of the department from 1969 to 1977.[1] In 1977, his book, A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. Lawrence won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Mack was also an assistant editor ofThe Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and was on the editorial board of The American Journal of Psychoanalysis.
During his career, Mack was "...was drawn to psychoanalytic analysis of the misunderstood or vulnerable, including children contemplating suicide, teenagers troubled by the threat of nuclear war and finally, people plagued by what they believed to be recurrent alien encounters," according to Jennifer Bayot of TheNew York Times.[1]
Study of abduction
He founded the John E. Mack Institute in 1989 as the Center for Psychology and Social Change, a year before the publication of his first book on alien abduction.. He later started the Program for Extraordinary Experience Research with a grant from Laurance Rockefeller. The institute was founded in 1993.
Alien abduction research
In his later years he became known for his research about the alien abduction phenomena that was not always met with acceptance by Harvard Medical School officials.
He published a book in 1990, Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens. Harvard University, for the first time in its history, launched an investigation of the work of a tenured professor.[2]
Harvard review
After publication of the 1990 book, a Harvard faculty committee was formed to review Mack’s “clinical care and clinical investigation of his subjects.” After 14 months of investigation, it released a statement saying that it "reaffirmed Dr. Mack's academic freedom to study what he wishes and to state his opinion without impediment."[3]
Abduction
Mack interviewed approximately 200 people who reported encounters with extraterrestrials, according to Feeney. Feeney also wrote that Mack believed alien encounters were more of a spiritual nature rather than a physical one.[1]
"No one has been able to come up with a counter-formulation that explains what's going on," Dr. Mack said in a 1992 Globe interview in which he discussed his view of alien encounters. "But if people can't be convinced that this is real, that's OK. All I want is for people to be convinced that there's something going on here that is not explainable,” wrote Feeney concerning Mack's research.[1]
During an interview with the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) NOVA television series Mack discussed his research into the alien abduction phenomena. He said during the interview he found the alien abduction phenomena at first hard to take seriously.[4]
“I had very little place in my mind to take this seriously. I, like most of us, were raised to believe that if we were going to discover other intelligence, we'd do it through radio waves or through signals or something of that kind,” he said during the NOVA interview.[4]
He later became impressed with the consistency of the experiences related by his interviewees.
“.... I've now worked with over a hundred experiencers intensively. Which involves an initial two-hour or so screening interview before I do anything else. And in case after case after case, I've been impressed with the consistency of the story, the sincerity with which people tell their stories, the power of feelings connected with this, the self-doubt—all the appropriate responses that these people have to their experiences,” said Mack during his NOVA interview.[4]
Mack published two books concerning the alien abduction experience. “Abduction” was published in 1994 followed by "Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters," in 1999.[1]
Marriage
He was married to Sally Stahl Mack. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1995.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 John E. Mack Institute
- ↑ Angela Hind (8 June 2005), "Alien thinking", BBC
- ↑ Jennifer Bayotg (30 September 2004), "Dr. John E. Mack, Psychiatrist, Dies at 74", New York Times
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NOVA