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'''William Brown''' [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]] (5 December 1881 – 17 May 1952) was a British [[psychologist]] and psychiatrist. |
'''William Brown''' [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]] (5 December 1881 – 17 May 1952) was a British [[psychologist]] and psychiatrist.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Brown|url=http://www.psychreg.org/william-brown/|website=Psychreg|publisher=Psychreg|accessdate=23 October 2016}}</ref> |
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Brown was born in [[Slinfold|Slinfold, Sussex]]. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford. He took medical |
Brown was born in [[Slinfold|Slinfold, Sussex]]. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford. He took medical |
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Revision as of 18:15, 23 October 2016
William Brown FRCP (5 December 1881 – 17 May 1952) was a British psychologist and psychiatrist.[1]
Brown was born in Slinfold, Sussex. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford. He took medical training at King's College London and graduated MBBCh in Oxford in 1914. He worked as a neurologist in France and returned to his post at King's College London where he earned a DM in 1918, MRCP in 1921 and was elected FRCP in 1930.[2]
In 1936 he became the director of the Institute of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. He was a Christian and had a lifelong interest in parapsychology. He served on the board of the Society for Psychical Research 1923-1940.[3]
Publications
- Mind and Personality: An Essay in Psychology and Philosophy (1970)
- Personality and Religion (1946)
- Psychological Methods of Healing; An Introduction to Psychotherapy (1938)
- Mind, Medicine and Metaphysics: The Philosophy of a Physician (1936)
- Science and Personality (1929)
- Suggestion and Mental Analysis: An Outline of the Theory and Practice of Mind Cure (1922)
References
- ^ "William Brown". Psychreg. Psychreg. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ W.J. O'Connor. British Physiologists: 1885 - 1914: A Biographical Dictionary. Manchester University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0719032820
- ^ Graham Richards. (2011). Psychology, Religion, and the Nature of the Soul: A Historical Entanglement. Springer. p. 81. ISBN 978-1441971722
Further reading
- Burt, C. (1952). Dr. William Brown Obituary. British Journal of Psychology: Statistical Section, 5, 137–138.
- Sutherland, J.D. (1953). William Brown, D.M., D.Sc., F.R.C.P. Obituary. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 26, 1.
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