Rudi Schneider

Rudi Schneider
Born(1908-07-27)July 27, 1908
DiedApril 28, 1957(1957-04-28) (aged 48)
OccupationsMechanic
Physical medium

Rudi Schneider (July 27, 1908 – April 28, 1957), son of Josef Schneider and brother of Willi Schneider, was an Austrian Spiritualist and physical medium. His career was covered extensively by the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, and he took part in a number of notable experiments conducted by paranormal researchers/debunkers, including Harry Price, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing and Eric Dingwall. Some of these researchers declared him to be a fraud while others were unable to find evidence of trickery. A detailed biography of Rudi Schneider, presenting rare documents, like diaries kept by his father, was published by Anita Gregory. The author explicitly admits her positive bias.