Marcello Truzzi

Marcello Truzzi (September 6, 1935 – February 2, 2003) was a professor of sociology at New College of Florida and later at Eastern Michigan University, founding co-chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), a founder of the Society for Scientific Exploration, and director for the Center for Scientific Anomalies Research.

Marcello Truzzi
Born(1935-09-06)September 6, 1935
DiedFebruary 2, 2003(2003-02-02) (aged 67)
Alma materCornell University
OccupationProfessor of Sociology
EmployerEastern Michigan University
Known forCSICOP
Zetetic Scholar (journal)
International Remote Viewing Association (advisor)

Truzzi was an investigator of various protosciences and pseudosciences and, as fellow CSICOP cofounder Paul Kurtz dubbed him "the skeptic's skeptic". He is credited with originating the oft-used phrase "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof", though earlier versions existed.

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