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Paul Alex LaViolette

Life status
Confirmed deceased
Profession
Also recorded as
Paul A. LaViolette · Paul LaViolette
Born
8 November 1947 · attributed: according to death notice (family / Starburst Foundation), not independently verified
Age
Not stated in the sources reached
Fields
Not classified yet: categories await the owner’s taxonomy review
Organisations
Starburst Foundation, President
Works
None catalogued yet

In plain words

Author of the book "Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion" (subtitle as displayed by the publisher: "Tesla, UFOs, and Classified Aerospace Technology").

Approved revision 1 · evidence checked 11 Nov 2026 · snapshot b46432de8de4 · history · Suggest a correction

Biography

Paul Alex LaViolette, Ph.D., astrophysicist and systems scientist, president of the Starburst Foundation, is the person described by the 2022 death notice and the Simon & Schuster author page.

Born on November 8, 1947, according to his death notice. Attributed

BS in Physics (Johns Hopkins University), MBA (University of Chicago) and a Ph.D. in Systems Science (Portland, Oregon), according to his death notice. Attributed

Astrophysicist, systems scientist and inventor, according to his death notice; the publisher describes him as president of an interdisciplinary research institute. Attributed

President of the Starburst Foundation, an interdisciplinary research institute, according to the Simon & Schuster author page.

Co-author of "Solar Cycle Variations in Ice Acidity at the End of the Last Ice Age", Planetary and Space Science (2005), per the arXiv record.

Author of the book "Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion" (subtitle as displayed by the publisher: "Tesla, UFOs, and Classified Aerospace Technology").

Died on December 19, 2022, according to his death notice; the publisher gives the year 2022. Attributed

Not established

  • Not establishedNo read source states where he died (the notice names residences in Athens and Niskayuna, NY, and a funeral in Athens). Not established in the reviewed sources; ProtoThema notice, Starburst copy and Simon & Schuster page read 2026-11-11; Legacy/Daily Gazette obituary unreachable.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
  • Not establishedNo read source states a cause of death. Not established in the reviewed sources; Same scope as cl-death-place.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
  • Not establishedNo read source states a manner of death. Not established in the reviewed sources; Same scope as cl-death-place.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
  • Not establishedNo official determination was found. Not established in the reviewed sources; Same scope as cl-death-place.; checked 11 Nov 2026.

Connection to UAP research

Author of the book "Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion" (subtitle as displayed by the publisher: "Tesla, UFOs, and Classified Aerospace Technology").

Works

No works catalogued in the approved record yet. Works mentioned in sources appear as attributed statements in the biography.

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Events and cases

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Sources

  1. Astrophysicist Paul Alex LaViolette, PhD has passed away - ProtoThema English (opens in a new tab)ProtoThema English (Athens), 2022 · News report · readAuthor: Newsroom
  2. Paul A. LaViolette (author page) (opens in a new tab)Simon & Schuster UK (distributor of Inner Traditions/Bear & Company titles) · Institution · read
  3. Astrophysicist Paul Alex LaViolette, PhD has passed away (opens in a new tab)Starburst Foundation (his own research organisation) · Institution · read
  4. Solar Cycle Variations in Ice Acidity at the End of the Last Ice Age: Possible Marker of a Climatically Significant Interstellar Dust Incursion (opens in a new tab)arXiv (record of article in Planetary and Space Science, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2004.09.020), 2005 · Peer-reviewed publication · readAuthor: Paul LaViolette

History

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