Person McDougall; William (1871 - 1938); psychologist McDougall William psychologist 1871 - 1938 British Male Mills Hill, Tonge, Chadderton, Lancashire, England 22 June 1871 18710622 Durham, North Carolina, USA 28/11/1938 19381128

Psychologist Social psychology Psychology Physiology Education: Realgymnasium in Weimar, Germany; Manchester University; St John's College, Cambridge MD (Camb); MA; DSc Career: Joined Alfred Cort Haddon's (FRS 1899) Cambridge anthropological expedition to the Torres Strait, New Guinea, as the winner of the Grainger prize at Cambridge (1898); co-founded the British Psychological Society (1901); reader in experimental psychology at University College, London (1901-1907); Wilde reader in mental philosophy, Oxford (1904-1907); pursued research and published widely; treated shell-shock victims of the First World War (1914-1918); served as a major in the Royal Army Medical Corps (1915-1919); took up the William James chair of psychology at Harvard (1920-1927); accepted the psychology chair at Duke University, North Carolina (1927). Parents: Isaac Shimwell McDougall, a chemical manufacturer, and Rebekah Smalley. Spouse: Annie Amelia Hickmore (b. 1878/9), daughter of Henry Hickmore, a government contractor (23 May 1900). Children: Three sons and two daughters. Known for hormic psychology. Popularised psychology. Fellow 02/05/1912 41 Charles Scott Sherrington; Henry Head; Frederick Walker Mott; Francis Gotch; Conwy Lloyd Morgan; Augustus Desire Waller; John Hughlings Jackson;William Halse Rivers Rivers; John Scott Haldane; William Abbott Herdman; Henry Charlton Bastian Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1939-1941 vol 3 pp 39-62, plate, by Major Greenwood and May Smith References: P Lovie and A D Lovie, 'Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (1863-1945)' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 75-88 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1940.0005 RCN 8092 RCN 15351 RCN 9963 RCN 15352 RCN 15248 RCN 53922 RCN 53923 RCN 53924 RCN 15029 RCN 20181 RCN 53917 RCN 12097 RCN 53921 RCN 53925 RCN 15249 RCN 15250 RCN R71521 RCN 53926 RCN 22425 RCN 11209 RCN 53920 RCN 11735 RCN 22313 22 Jun 1871 - 28 Nov 1938 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 08/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7996 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes f0c809c6-53a3-4913-ad8a-1a02d0e087aa