Pincott, Hugh (1941-)
Pincott, Hugh (1941-)
British chemist and psychical researcher. He was born on October 11, 1941, in Swansea, Wales. He was educated at Pontardawe Grammar School and the Universities of St. Andrews and Dundee. He obtained the first Ph.D. from Dundee University on its foundation in 1967, and he later became a chartered chemist. He was employed for nearly a quarter of a century by the British Petroleum group of companies and occupied several commercial positions of increasing seniority, eventually becoming assistant coordinator of BP's chemicals operation in the Western Hemisphere. Following a rationalization of company interest in 1984, Pincott left BP and established his own organization, Specialist Knowledge Services (SKS), which does marketing consultancy and specialist bookselling.
Pincott joined the Society for Psychical Research in 1971, was appointed a member of its Council in 1974, and became its honorary secretary and treasurer in 1976. He was one of the founding members of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP) in 1981 and acted as the external affairs officer for two years. Since 1983 he has been the association's honorary general secretary. Among his wide research activities have been mental mediumship, paranormal metal bending, and, more particularly, regressive hypnosis to alleged previous lives.