| Code | BPS/GB/114 |
| Name | Holdstock; Leonard (1926-2001); Dr |
| Title | Dr |
| Forenames | Leonard |
| Surname | Holdstock |
| Dates | 1926-2001 |
| Parallel Name | Len Holdstock |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Born ? 1926
Died ? 2001 |
| Address | London |
| Relationships | Wife Jenny |
| Activity | Holdstock was a long-term member of the British Psychological Society, although never an office holder.
As a young man Holdstock fell victim to polio, which left him after a long illness completely paralysed from the waist down. He
had a variety of jobs, including a scrap metal merchant.At Birkbeck College he added an honours degree in psychology and a PhD to two other first degrees, and joined West Ham College of Technology (now the University of East London) in 1968 retiring in 1987. Dedicated
to a scientific psychology, He wrote more than he published, due to a quest for perfection plus an intolerance of editorial demands. In retirement he produced more, often in collaboration, usually refusing to appear as first author even when he had done the bulk of the
work. He was a regular book reviewer.
Sources: Abridged from Holdstock's obituary (by John Radford and Ernie Govier) published in The Psychologist, Vol 15, No.3 March 2002.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| Source | Abridged from Holdstock's obituary (by John Radford and Ernie Govier)published in The Psychologist Vol 15, No.3 March 2002 |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |
Show related catalogue records.
Catalogue
| RefNo | Title | Dates |
| HOLD/001 | Leonard Holdstock (1926-2001) papers | 1998 |
| PHO/001/02/261 | Holdstock, Leonard - Photograph | Late 20th Century |