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'''Robert Hare''' (1781–1858) was famous American chemist of his time best known as an experimentalist and an innovator in the production of chemical apparatus. His inventions include the calorimeter, the deflagrator, and, most significantly, the oxyhydrogen blowtorch. He was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania for nearly three decades.
'''William Loftus Hare''' (1868-1943) was an early Theosophist and writer. He is best known as co-author with his brother  [[Harald Edward Hare]] of '''''Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters: the First Thorough Examination of the Communications Alleged to Have Been Received by the Late A.P. Sinnett from Tibetan Mahatmas'''''.
 
In 1854, Hare converted to Spiritualism and wrote several books that made him very famous in the United States as a Spiritualist. In the same year he published a book entitled Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestations. His work was criticized by his fellow scientists but was warmly welcomed with enthusiasm by the Spiritualists.
 
Hare was a prolific writer, writing about hundred and fifty articles in the American Journal of Science. Among his other publications, there are:
 
:A Brief View of the Policy and Resources of the United States (1810);
:Chemical Apparatus and Manipulations (1836);
:Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania (1840);
:Memoir on the Explosiveness of Niter (1850);
:Spiritualism Scientifically Demonstrated (1855).

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William Loftus Hare (1868-1943) was an early Theosophist and writer. He is best known as co-author with his brother Harald Edward Hare of Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters: the First Thorough Examination of the Communications Alleged to Have Been Received by the Late A.P. Sinnett from Tibetan Mahatmas.

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