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{{short description|American journalist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Tompkins
| name = Peter Tompkins
| birth_date = April 19, 1919
| birth_date = April 19, 1919
| birth_place = [[Athens, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|1|24|1919|4|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|1|24|1919|4|19}}
| death_place= [[Shepherdstown, West Virginia|Shepherdstown]], [[West Virginia]], U.S.
| occupation = journalist, WWII spy, & author
| occupation = journalist, World War II spy, & author
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| children= [[Ptolemy Tompkins]]
}}
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'''Peter Tompkins ''' (April 19, 1919 in [[Athens, Georgia]] - January 23, 2007) was an [[United States|American]] journalist, [[World War II]] [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling [[occult]] author.
'''Peter Tompkins ''' (April 19, 1919 – January 23, 2007) was an American journalist, [[World War II]] [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling author.<ref name="Marimow2007">{{cite news |editor-last=Marimow |editor-first=William K. |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Peter Tompkins, Spy and author, 87 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199333456/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |publisher=Brian Tierney |location=Philadelphia, PA |edition=South Jersey |volume=178 |issue=240 |page=B6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Biography==
He was war correspondent for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' and [[CBS]] during [[World War II]]. In 1943 he was recruited by the OSS and utilized as an [[undercover agent]] in [[Italy]] in 1944.<ref name="Smith1972">{{cite book|author=Richard Harris Smith|title=OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0hVnAAAAMAAJ|year=1972|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-02023-8|pages=86–87}}</ref> In 1962 he published his diary, titled ''A Spy in Rome'' ([[New York]]: [[Simon & Schuster]]).
He was a war correspondent for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' and [[CBS]] during [[World War II]]. In 1943 he was recruited by the OSS and utilized as an [[undercover agent]] in [[Italy]] in 1944.<ref name="Smith1972">{{cite book|author=Richard Harris Smith|title=OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://archive.org/details/osssecrethistory0001smit|url-access=registration|year=1972|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-02023-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/osssecrethistory0001smit/page/86 86]–87}}</ref> He worked closely with [[Maurizio Giglio]], an Italian policeman who was an OSS secret agent. In 1962 he published his diary, titled ''A Spy in Rome'' ([[New York City|New York]]: [[Simon & Schuster]]).


His best-known books are ''[[The Secret Life of Plants]]'' (1973), ''[[Secrets of the Great Pyramid]]'' (1972; paperback reprint, 1997), and ''[[Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids]]'' (1976).
His best-known books are ''[[The Secret Life of Plants]]'' (1973), ''[[Secrets of the Great Pyramid]]'' (1971; paperback reprint, 1997), and ''[[Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids]]'' (1976). His ''Secrets of the Great Pyramid'', ''Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids'' and ''The Magic of Obelisks'' have become classics of "[[New Age]]" literature.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Silverberg|first=Robert|date=September 12, 1971|title=Secrets of the Pyramids|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/12/archives/secrets-of-the-great-pyramid-by-peter-tompkins-illustrated-416-pp.html}}</ref>


In 1977, he hosted a documentary film called ''Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle'', directed by [[Donald Brittain]].
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He was the father of author [[Ptolemy Tompkins]].

His ''Secrets of the Great Pyramid'', ''Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids'' and ''The Magic of Obelisks'' have become classics in the history and possible purpose of these extremely ancient structures.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/24/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Tompkins.php Associated Press obituary], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', January 24, 2007
*[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/24/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Tompkins.php Associated Press obituary], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', January 24, 2007
*[http://www.theamericanmag.com/article.php?show_article_id=3/ 2004 profile of Peter Tompkins in Italian magazine "The American."]
*[http://www.theamericanmag.com/article.php?show_article_id=3/ 2004 profile of Peter Tompkins in Italian magazine "The American."]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613110948/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/spring98/OSS.html#ftaut/ Article by Tompkins on the OSS and Italian Partisans in World War II] at [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
*[http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/tompkins-obit/ Obituary and Tribute to Peter Tompkins at Cryptomundo.com]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=P3OIFS_yzyUC&q=Peter+Tompkins%2C+%22Are+Human+Spies++Superfluous%3F%22%2F&pg=PA129 Article on Spies in WWII by Tompkins]
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*[https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/spring98/OSS.html#ftaut/ Article by Tompkins on the OSS and Italian Partisans in World War II] at [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=P3OIFS_yzyUC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Peter+Tompkins,+“Are+Human+Spies++Superfluous%3F”&source=bl&ots=K9PYJbFiT4&sig=Hm9rnsxzO4tEqB5apyZ4_kqsGxY&hl=en&ei=wvM3TO3XAYPdnAeituTIBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Peter%20Tompkins%2C%20“Are%20Human%20Spies%20%20Superfluous%3F”&f=false/ Article on Spies in WWII by Tompkins]
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*{{IMDb name|1494457}}
*[[iarchive:secrets-of-the-bermuda-triangle-1977|''Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle'' on the Internet Archive]]


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Latest revision as of 07:33, 28 May 2024

Peter Tompkins
BornApril 19, 1919
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2007(2007-01-24) (aged 87)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)journalist, World War II spy, & author
ChildrenPtolemy Tompkins

Peter Tompkins (April 19, 1919 – January 23, 2007) was an American journalist, World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling author.[1]

Biography

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He was a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune and CBS during World War II. In 1943 he was recruited by the OSS and utilized as an undercover agent in Italy in 1944.[2] He worked closely with Maurizio Giglio, an Italian policeman who was an OSS secret agent. In 1962 he published his diary, titled A Spy in Rome (New York: Simon & Schuster).

His best-known books are The Secret Life of Plants (1973), Secrets of the Great Pyramid (1971; paperback reprint, 1997), and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids (1976). His Secrets of the Great Pyramid, Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids and The Magic of Obelisks have become classics of "New Age" literature.[3]

In 1977, he hosted a documentary film called Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle, directed by Donald Brittain.

References

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  1. ^ Marimow, William K., ed. (January 26, 2007). "Peter Tompkins, Spy and author, 87". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Vol. 178, no. 240 (South Jersey ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Brian Tierney. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Richard Harris Smith (1972). OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency. University of California Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-520-02023-8.
  3. ^ Silverberg, Robert (September 12, 1971). "Secrets of the Pyramids". The New York Times.
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