John Dylan Morgan (3 May 1946 – 5 March 2011) was a Welsh mathematician, physicist,

hypnotherapist Hypnotherapy is a type of mind–body intervention in which hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility in the treatment of a medical or psychological disorder or concern. Popularized by 17th and 18th cen ...

and author. He developed a theoretical approach to hypnotherapy which he published in his book ''Principles of Hypnotherapy''. He also made contributions in theoretical and applied physics.

Early life and education

Dylan Morgan was born in 1946 in

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

, Lancashire to Morien and

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. He was educated at a Welsh-speaking primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg in Cwmdare, and

Aberdare Boys' Grammar School Aberdare ( ; cy, Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydfi ...

, in

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. At school he was interested in

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

and acting. He once played the lead in

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's ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

''. He had a scholarship to study at Jesus College Oxford and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Mathematics. He then obtained a doctorate in

Elementary Particle In particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles. Particles currently thought to be elementary include electrons, the fundamental fermions ( quarks, leptons, an ...

Theory from the

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Mathematical Physics

Dylan Morgan joined the Mathematics Department of

Dundee University , mottoeng = "My soul doth magnify the Lord" , established = 1967 – gained independent university status by Royal Charter1897 – Constituent college of the University of St Andrews1881 – University College , t ...

in 1970 as a researcher. He worked on noise generated by high-speed jet engines, as well as the noise generated by high-speed helicopter rotors. He also served as a Senior Scientific Officer at the

Royal Aircraft Establishment The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), bef ...

. His interest in theoretical physics continued, despite his change of career direction to hypnotherapy, and he published a number of papers in this area.

Hypnotherapy

Motivated by a desire to help people in 1983 Dr Morgan decided on a change of career and decided to become a hypnotherapist. He was self-taught and this allowed him to work out his own original theory for guiding his practice. This theory is presented in his book ''The Principles of Hypnotherapy'' which aims to provide a complete theory of

hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychologica ...

and hypnotherapy. For a few years he also helped at the

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

Psychology Department to run courses on hypnosis for qualified doctors, dentists etc. He was the editor of the Journal of the National Council of Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapy Register from 1983 to 1987.

Personal life

Dylan Morgan married Trudi Yates, a fellow student at Oxford, in 1969. They had a daughter in 1981. In February 2011 he was diagnosed with

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

and despite an operation to remove the tumour died on 5 March. His funeral was held at Lawnswood Crematorium in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

on 22 March 2011. Since his school days he had a keen interest in

and later on he noted playing chess and making chess boards as his hobbies. He also maintained a number of web sites for chess clubs in the Leeds area.

Bibliography

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References

External links

Dylan Morgan's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Dylan 1945 births 2011 deaths Hypnotherapists English non-fiction writers People from Burnley English male non-fiction writers Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford