| Code | BPS/GB/253 |
| Name | Foss; Brian Malzard (1921-1997); Professor |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | Brian Malzard |
| Surname | Foss |
| Dates | 1921-1997 |
| Parallel Name | Brian Foss |
| Other Names | Professor Foss |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Cambridgeshire,
Oxford,
Surrey,
London |
| Address | London |
| Activity | Date of Birth: 25/10/1921
Place of Birth: Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
Date of Death: 23/12/1997
University Qualifications and professional training:
University of Cambridge, degree in Natural Sciences (Mathematics and Physics) (nd)
Diploma in Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford (nd)
Professional career:
Military Service, Military Operations Research Unit (nd)
Lecturer, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Oxford 1948-1951
Lecturer, Birkbeck College, London 1951-1964
Professor of Educational Psychology, Institute of Education, London 1964-1968
Professor of Psychology, Bedford College, London 1968-1985, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London 1985-1987
Involvement with BPS and other institutions/societies:
Chair for the Psychology Board of the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA),
1972-1978
President, British Psychological Society, 1972-1973
British Association for the Advancement of Science Section J (Psychology) 1973,
Board of Studies in Psychology of London University, (nd)
Secretary, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, (nd)
Committee, Experimental Psychology Society, (nd)
Executive, British Universities Film Council, (nd)
Board, Association for Programmed Learning (nd).
Obituary by Mary Pickersgill published in the Independent , 1 January 1998 see: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-professor-brian-foss-1136115.html
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected Publications:
New Horizons in Psychology (Pelican), Brian M Foss (Editor), Penguin Books Ltd (Mar 1966)
Education as Art, Science and Technology, Brian M. Foss (Author), University of London Institute of Education (Jun 1967)
Les fondements de la personnalités (Les voies nouvelles de la psychologie tome 2) [French], Foss Brian M. (Author), Marabout (French 1981)
Psychology Through Experiment J A, N F Dixon, Brian Foss, R L Gregory, Ian M L Hunter, Harry Kay, J Szafran, Alan Watson. Deutsch (Author), Methuen, London (1963)
Determinants of Infant Behaviour: v. 1,Brian M. Foss (Editor), Methuen young books (Dec 1961)
I nuovi orizzonti della psicologia [Italian], Foss Brian M (Author), Boringhieri (1973)
Psychology Survey: No. 1, Brian M. Foss (Editor), Allen & Unwin (July 1978)
Psychology in Great Britain; Brian M Foss (Author), British Psychological Society (1970) |
| 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 |