William Seabrook | |
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Born | William Buehler Seabrook February 22, 1884 Westminster, Maryland |
Died | September 20, 1945 Rhinebeck, New York | (aged 61)
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Nationality | American |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Occult, travel |
Literary movement | Lost Generation |
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.[1][2]