author
Edmund Dawson Rogers
1823–1910
A pioneering newspaper editor in Victorian England, he helped launch the Eastern Daily Press and founded the National Press Agency. He was also a prominent supporter of spiritualism and took part in the early work of psychical research.
1 Audiobook
Rogers' Directory of Norwich and Neighbourhood
by Edmund Dawson Rogers
About the author
Born in Holt, Norfolk, in 1823, Edmund Dawson Rogers built a career in journalism at a time when the newspaper world was rapidly expanding. He became the first editor of the Eastern Daily Press and later founded the National Press Agency, earning a reputation as an energetic and influential newspaper man.
Alongside his publishing work, Rogers was deeply involved in the spiritualist movement. He wrote and spoke in support of spiritualism and became well known in those circles for encouraging serious discussion of psychic and paranormal claims.
He died in 1910, but his life still stands out for the unusual way it bridged mainstream journalism and Victorian spiritual inquiry. For readers interested in the wider world around his writing, that mix of press history and belief makes him an especially memorable figure.