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category: "Philanthropists & Benefactors"
tags:
  - Person
summary: "Alice Astor Bouverie was an American heiress, philanthropist, and the only daughter of John Jacob Astor IV, who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic."
born: 1902-07-07
died: 1956-07-19
location: "Manhattan, New York City"
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Alice Astor Bouverie was an American heiress, philanthropist, and the only daughter of [[John Jacob Astor IV]], who died in the sinking of the [[RMS Titanic]]. She was a significant financial supporter of [[Andrija Puharich]]'s paranormal research.[^1]

In 1948, Bouverie became the first major benefactor of Puharich's [[Round Table Foundation]], providing an initial check of $106,000. She served as the organization's first vice president. Her interest in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]], particularly mental telepathy, stemmed from her father, who wrote science fiction novels about the subject.[^1]

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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.