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| Name | Bryant; Sophia (Sophie) (1850-1922); Dr; nee Willock |
| Title | Dr |
| Forenames | Sophia (Sophie) |
| Surname | Bryant |
| Dates | 1850-1922 |
| Epithet | nee Willock |
| Parallel Name | Sophia Willock |
| Other Names | Sophie Bryant |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality | Irish |
| DatesAndPlaces | Born Sandymount near Dublin 15 February 1850 Died Chamoix France 14 August 1922
Dublin 1850-1863
London 1863-1869
Hampshire 1869- 1870
London 1870-1922 |
| Address | London |
| Relationships | Daughter of Rev. William A. Willock Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Professor of Geometry London University [?1863]
Married Dr W Hicks Bryant of Plymouth a Hampshire Doctor 1869 widowed 1870
Collaborations with J.McKeen Catell and J.Jacobs |
| Activity | Founder member British Psychological Society 1901.
1863 Family moved to London
1866 Student at Bedford College London: placed alone in the first class at the Senior Cambridge Local Examintion with distinction in mathematics
1875 Appointed Part-time Teacher in mathematics and German at North London Collegiate School
1881 Obtained B.Sc. degree first class
1884 London degree of D.Sc. in physiology, logic and ethics (the first woman to do so)
1895-1918 Headmistress at the North London Collegiate School
1898 Elected member of the Convocation and of the Senate of London University
Served on the Council of the London Day Training College
Manager of the Goldsmiths' Training College
Member of the Board of Studies of Pedagogy at London University
Chair of Training College's Council London University
Honorary Director Henrietta Barnett School Hampstead
President Association of Headmistresses
1901 Member of the first committee of five members of the [British] Psychological Society
1904 Honorary degree of Litt.D conferred by University of Dublin.
Sources: Information compiled from a pamphlet entitled "The British Psychological Society 1901-1961" supplement to the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society by Kenna, J.C. (1913-2004) Hon.Archivist BPS (BPS London) 1961 and North London Collegiate School ISAD internet description viewed via the AIM25 project at www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/frames/fulldesc?inst_id=76&coll_id=7240&full=1&t... (viewed 3rd December 2004).
Dr Bryant was active in the movement which created the National University of Ireland and in the Home Rule Movement. Dr Bryant took part in the first experiments on digit span, which were reported by J.Jacobs, Mind, 12, 75-9, 1886. Dr Bryant shared in the early application of the correlation coefficient to biological material. Whilst holidaying in France she disappeared on a lonely walk from Montanoyt to Chamonix. Twelve days later her body was found, with only minor injuries, on the lower levels of Mont Blanc. |
| PublishedWorks | Dr Bryant wrote several books and articles on educational topics including;
"A Study in the book of the Ancient Laws of Ireland"(London) Harding and More 1923
With J.McKeen Cattell on "Mental Association Investigated by Experiment" Mind, 12, 75-9 1889
"Experiments in Testing the Character of School Children" J.A.I., 15, 338-49, 1886
Using W.F.R.Weldon's data from measurements of shrimps she wrote"An Example in 'Correlation of Averages' for four Variables", Philos. Mag., 5th Series, 36, 372-77, 1893 |
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| Source | Sources: Information compiled from a pamphlet entitled "The British Psychological Society 1901-1961" supplement to the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society by Kenna, J.C. (1913-2004) Hon.Archivist BPS (BPS London) 1961 and North London Collegiate School ISAD internet description viewed via the AIM25 project at www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/frames/fulldesc?inst_id=76&coll_id=7240&full=1&t... (viewed 3rd December 2004) |
| 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 |