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Edmund Dawson Rogers
1823–1910
A pioneering newspaper editor and press entrepreneur, he also became a well-known voice in Victorian spiritualism. His life moved between journalism, public debate, and the search for evidence of the unseen.
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Rogers' Directory of Norwich and Neighbourhood
by Edmund Dawson Rogers
About the author
Born in Holt, Norfolk, in 1823, Edmund Dawson Rogers built a long career in journalism at a time when the press was rapidly expanding. He is remembered as the first editor of the Eastern Daily Press and as the founder of the National Press Agency, roles that place him firmly in the story of 19th-century British newspapers.
Alongside his newspaper work, Rogers became deeply involved in spiritualism and psychical research. Accounts of his life describe him as an active supporter of organized investigation into psychic phenomena, and he was associated with some of the best-known spiritualist circles of his day.
He died in 1910, leaving behind a reputation shaped by both practical journalism and spiritual inquiry. That mix of newsroom experience and serious interest in the supernatural gives his work an unusual place in late Victorian literary and intellectual culture.