George Chapman (4 February 1921 – 9 August 2006) was an

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and

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. Active for 60 years, he was a medium for the spirit of "Dr. Lang", who conducted "spirit operations" on patients. Chapman was born in

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, near

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on 4 February 1921, and was brought up by his maternal grandparents after the early death of his mother. After leaving school he took up various manual occupations, became a professional boxer, and, during

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, served in the

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and the RAF. He joined the ''Aylesbury Fire Brigade'' after being

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, a post he held until 1956.Obituary
(

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, 12 August 2006). Chapman married Margaret May Dickinson and they had a daughter, Vivian, in 1945, who survived only 4 weeks. The couple were devastated by her premature death, but claimed to have received "spirit messages" from her through the use of a

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board. Chapman worked as a medium, it was alleged he channeled

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s with names such ''Ram-a-din-i'' and ''Chang Woo''. His main spirit guide was a doctor called William Lang (1852-1937) who had been an ophthalmic surgeon at London's

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up until 1914. Fisher, Joe. (2001). ''The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts''. Cosimo, Inc. pp. 112-114 George Chapman died on 9 August 2006.

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