One measures a circle, beginning anywhere—and so too a Fortean.
For George Allan England’s relationship with Charles Fort and Forteanism is a case of mutual influence.
George Allan England was born 9 February 1877 in Fort McPherson, Nebraska, to George Allen and Hannah Pearl (Lyon) England. (His middle name is often misspelled Allen—which was how his father’s name was written.) The elder England was an army chaplain. In 1880, according to the census, they had three children, Paul, Florence, and young George. His father died in December 1883, in his mid-40s. At some point, George moved out to Massachusetts. He attended English High School in Boston, and matriculated at Harvard, from which his father had graduated in 1862. Probably his move east came around the time of his father’s death, and likely he stayed with family—his father had been born in Vermont.
For George Allan England’s relationship with Charles Fort and Forteanism is a case of mutual influence.
George Allan England was born 9 February 1877 in Fort McPherson, Nebraska, to George Allen and Hannah Pearl (Lyon) England. (His middle name is often misspelled Allen—which was how his father’s name was written.) The elder England was an army chaplain. In 1880, according to the census, they had three children, Paul, Florence, and young George. His father died in December 1883, in his mid-40s. At some point, George moved out to Massachusetts. He attended English High School in Boston, and matriculated at Harvard, from which his father had graduated in 1862. Probably his move east came around the time of his father’s death, and likely he stayed with family—his father had been born in Vermont.