Hadyn Ellis

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DSc (25 October 1945 – 2 November 2006) was a

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who was influential in the field of face processing and who had some 160 publications to his name. For the largest part of his career he worked at

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, where he became pro-vice chancellor for research in 1994. He also made significant contributions to research strategy at the

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. His research into face perception had significant contribution to eyewitness

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and also the understanding of delusions of misidentification such as

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. Ellis is also considered to be the person who coined the term

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. During his career he also wrote many books, including ''Validation in Psychology: Research Perspectives'' and ''Perceiving and Remembering Faces''. After his death from

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, Cardiff University recognised his contribution to science and the university by naming a building in his honor. Additionally, the Hadyn Ellis Prize is awarded annually to research students at Cardiff University for the best PhD dissertation, previous winners of which have been Joseph Sweetman and Georgie Powell.http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk%2Fwarc%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F06%2F5-year-plan-2014-2019.doc&usg=AFQjCNHngHKZjCFA9qCcgPGcdKTOGoZKzg&bvm=bv.108194040,d.ZWU

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Hadyn Academics of Cardiff University 1945 births British psychologists Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 2006 deaths 20th-century British psychologists Deaths from cancer in Wales Deaths from colorectal cancer