William Seabrook

William Buehler Seabrook (February 22, 1884 – September 20, 1945) was an American occultist, explorer, world traveler, journalist and author, born in Westminster, Maryland. He began his career as a reporter and city editor of the ''Augusta Chronicle'' in Georgia and later worked for the ''New York Times''. He is well-known for his writing on, and engaging in, cannibalism.

Seabrook's 1929 book ''The Magic Island'', which documents his experiences with Haitian Vodou, is considered the first popular English-language work to describe the concept of zombies. Provided by Wikipedia