An interesting man—worthy of his own biography—and a Theosophist, but not much of a Fortean. He belonged to an older generation of truth seekers.
Eben Tappan Tannatt was born in Manchester, Massachusetts on 16 September 1864—more than six months before the Civil War ended and just shy of a decade before Charles Fort himself was born. His father, Thomas Tannatt, was a civil engineer. The family moved to the Pacific Northwest around 1885 where Thomas was involved in politics. Eben worked for the railroad, then attended the University of Illinois, studying engineering like his father. He returned West, first in Idaho and then back to Washington, where he finished his schooling at Washington Agriculture College (later, Washington State University). He joined the military, serving in the Spanish-American War and living in Hawaii—all of this before Tiffany Thayer was even born. He became a professor at Montana State University, then moved to Washington, where he worked as an engineer. He wrote a number of books on engineering topics.
Eben Tappan Tannatt was born in Manchester, Massachusetts on 16 September 1864—more than six months before the Civil War ended and just shy of a decade before Charles Fort himself was born. His father, Thomas Tannatt, was a civil engineer. The family moved to the Pacific Northwest around 1885 where Thomas was involved in politics. Eben worked for the railroad, then attended the University of Illinois, studying engineering like his father. He returned West, first in Idaho and then back to Washington, where he finished his schooling at Washington Agriculture College (later, Washington State University). He joined the military, serving in the Spanish-American War and living in Hawaii—all of this before Tiffany Thayer was even born. He became a professor at Montana State University, then moved to Washington, where he worked as an engineer. He wrote a number of books on engineering topics.