Encyclopedia > Joseph Cressman Thompson Joseph Cressman “Snake” Thompson, M. D., (1874-1943) was a career medical officer in the United States Navy and attained the rank of commander before retirement in 1929. His nickname, ‘Snake’ derived from his expertise in the field of herpetology. He was also a cat breeder who helped develop the Burmese breed […]
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Article: L. Ron Hubbard The Founder of Scientology
In early 1923, when Ron was twelve, he and his family moved to Seattle, Washington, where his father was stationed at the local naval base. He joined the Boy Scouts and that year proudly achieved the rank of Boy Scout First Class. The next year he became the youngest Eagle Scout ever, an early indication […]
Essay: Clara M. Thompson and Joseph C. Thompson
Clara M. Thompson Childhood and Family Clara Mabel Thompson was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 3, 1893 (Green, 1964). Her family’s household was located in a rural area just outside Providence in which she lived with her immediate as well as extended family. While the family was financially secure there was some strife […]
Article: On the Rediscovery of the Human Soul
I have been engaged in the investigation of the fundamentals of life, the material universe and human behavior,” wrote L. Ron Hubbard of his larger philosophic journey towards Dianetics and Scientology, and proceeded to reference a search “down many highways, through many byroads, into many back alleys of uncertainty.” In a further explanation of that […]
Article: 1922-1923
1922-1923: L. Ron Hubbard moves north to Puget Sound in Washington State. He joins the Boy Scouts of America in April 1923. As a member of Tacoma Troop 31, he becomes a Second Class Scout on 8 May and two months later, on 5 July, advances to First Class Scout. In October, Harry Ross Hubbard […]
Article: Hubbard’s Life Story
In 1927, at the age of sixteen, Ron took the first of his several voyages across the Pacific to Asia. There, both on his own and in the company of an officer attached to the British legation, he took advantage of this unique opportunity to study Far Eastern culture. Among others he befriended and learned […]