Charles K. Johnson

Charles Kenneth Johnson (July 24, 1924, San Angelo, Texas - March 19, 2001, Lancaster, California) was, from 1972 until his death, the president and energetic promoter of the International Flat Earth Society, which he and his wife ran from their home in California. He claimed the Apollo moon landings, and space exploration in general, were faked to lead people away from the truth of the Bible, which, in his opinion, taught the Earth was flat.

Originally an aeroplane mechanic in San Francisco,Johnson took on the running of the Society from Samuel Shenton on the latter's death in 1972, from his base on a ranch near Edwards Air Force Base.

In one of Johnson's obituaries, Tim Bullamore wrote, "Although the world at large was slow to accept his work, Johnson remained cheerful and unruffled. He enjoyed smoking a cigar while watching the sun set over the flat desert. He was regularly interviewed by curious journalists and was often invited to speak about his subject. He received large quantities of mail, not all of it ridiculing his work, and on one occasion he starred in an ice-cream advertisement."

References and external links

• The Flat-out Truth: Earth Orbits? Moon Landings? A Fraud! Says This Prophet. Robert J. Schadewald. Science Digest, July 1980. Detailed profile of Johnson and the Society.
• The International Flat Earth Society. Robert P. J. Day, 1993. Includes a promotional flyer written by Johnson. Part of the talk.origins archive on the Evolution/Creationism archive.