Rupert Furneaux

Rupert Furneaux
Born
Rupert Kenneth Furneaux

(1908-06-29)29 June 1908
Died1981 (aged 72–73)
Occupation(s)Author, researcher

Rupert Kenneth Furneaux (29 June 1908 – 1981) was a British writer who wrote many books on mysteries, murder trials and true crime.

Biography

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Rupert Furneaux was educated at Eastbourne College.[1] He spent seven years investigating the mystery of Oak Island and published his conclusions in 1972.[2] His book on the eruption of Krakatoa received a favourable review from Eric Shipton.[3]

Furneaux researched cases of true crime and his books on criminology were well received by academics.[4][5] His research on Guenther Podola was described as a "fascinating reading and is a valuable addition to the studies of those criminal cases in which important psychiatric problems have been raised."[6]

His great-great-great grandfather was the navigator Tobias Furneaux. In 1960 he authored a biography of Tobias.[7]

Furneaux was a golfer, he had been the County Champion of Sussex.[1]

Publications

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  • The Other Side of the Story (1953)
  • Fact, Fake, Or Fable? (1954)
  • Famous Criminal Cases (1954)
  • The Man Behind the Mask: The Real Story of the 'Ancient Prisoner' (1954)
  • Myth and Mystery (1955)
  • The Medical Murderer (1957)
  • Legend and Reality (1959)
  • Guenther Podola (Crime Documentaries 1 (1960)
  • Tobias Furneaux, Circumnavigator (1960)
  • Robert Hoolhouse (Crime Documentaries 2) (1960)[8]
  • The Murder of Lord Erroll (Crime Documentaries 3) (1961)
  • The Two Stranglers of Rillington Place (1961)
  • The World's Strangest Mysteries (1961)
  • Michael John Davies (Crime Documentaries 4) (1962)
  • They Died by the Gun (1962)
  • Courtroom U.S.A. 1 (1962)
  • Courtroom U.S.A. 2 (1963)
  • Massacre at Amritsar (1963)
  • The Empty Tomb (1963)
  • Great Issues in Private Courts (1964)[9]
  • Krakatoa (1964)
  • What Happened on the Mary Celeste (1964)
  • The Worlds Most Intriguing Mysteries (1965)
  • The Bourbon Tragedy (1968)
  • The Great Treasure Hunts (1969)
  • Great Clashes of the Twentieth Century (1970)
  • Saratoga: The Decisive Battle (1971)[10]
  • Money Pit: The Mystery of Oak Island (1972)
  • The Tungus Event (1977)
  • Ancient Mysteries (1978)
  • Buried Treasure (1978)

References

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  1. ^ a b Petrie, Charles. Aristocrats in the Dock. "Tried By Their Peers" by Rupert Furneaux. The Illustrated London News. 24 January 1959. p. 132
  2. ^ Harris, Graham; MacPhie, Les. (2013). Oak Island and its lost treasure: Third Edition. Formac Publishing Company. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4595-0259-8
  3. ^ Shipton, Eric. (1965). Reviewed Work: Krakatoa by Rupert Furneaux. The Geographical Journal 131 (4): 544–545.
  4. ^ Hall, Jean Graham. (1961). Crime Documentaries 1 – Guenther Podola by Rupert Furneaux. The British Journal of Criminology 1 (4): 390–391.
  5. ^ Waycott, J. A. (1962). Robert Hoolhouse. Crime Documentary No. 2. By Rupert Furneaux. The British Journal of Criminology 2 (3): 306.
  6. ^ Taylor, F. H. (1960). Crime Documentaries: 1. Guenther Podola by Rupert Furneaux. The British Journal of Psychiatry 107 (477): 348.
  7. ^ The World of Books. The Sphere. 6 February 1960. p. 218.
  8. ^ Brownlie, A. R. (1961). An Obscure Case. Journal of the Forensic Science Society 1 (2): 103.
  9. ^ Arthurs, Harry W. (1965). Book Review: Great Issues in Private Courts, by Rupert Furneaux. Osgoode Hall Law Journal 3 (2): 416–417.
  10. ^ Ranson, E. (1975). Saratoga: The Decisive Battle. Journal of American Studies 9 (1): 117.
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