Frederick Viggers Smith (1912–2006) was an Australian/British

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Academic career

After training as a teacher, Smith completed a BSc in Psychology at the

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. He then moved to the UK where he obtained a PhD from the

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in 1948. He was appointed as a lecturer at

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and then at the

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. In 1950 he was appointed Professor of Educational Psychology at

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and subsequently Chair of Psychology. He retired in 1976.

Publications

* Smith, F.V. ''Explanation of Human Behaviour'' * Smith F.V. ''Attachment of the Young: Imprinting and Other Developments'' * Smith, F.V. ''Purpose in Animal Behaviour''

Awards

* Fellow,

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*President, British Psychological Society, 1959–60

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Frederick Viggers 1912 births 2006 deaths Academics of Durham University University of Sydney people Fellows of the British Psychological Society Presidents of the British Psychological Society 20th-century British psychologists Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom