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James Hemming
Dr. Clifford James Hemming FBPS FRSA (9 September 1909 – 25 December 2007) was a British child psychologist, educationalist and humanist. Biography Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, James Hemming's childhood education was patchy, and he later obtained his BA via a correspondence course run by Birkbeck College, London. Hemming taught at schools in Bristol, Bournemouth and at Isleworth grammar school, Middlesex. On the outbreak of the second world war, Hemming taught English and PE at Isleworth. In 1945, Hemming married Kay, another teacher. She died in 1993. James Hemming died in Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, leaving an estate worth £1,615,879 net. Beneficiaries from his will included Oxfam, National Children's Bureau, Amnesty International UK, Friends of the Earth, World Wide Fund for Nature, Greenpeace, Cancer Research Campaign, British Humanist Association, Arthritis and Rheumatism Council, Unicef, and the Adlerian Society for Individual Psychology. Writing and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Psychological Society
The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the organisation initially admitted only recognised teachers in the field of psychology. The ten founder members were: * Robert Armstrong-Jones * Sophie Bryant * W.R. Boyce Gibson * Frank Noel Hales * William McDougall * Frederick Walker Mott * William Halse Rivers Rivers * Alexander Faulkner Shand * William George Smith * James Sully Its current name of ''The British Psychological Society'' was taken in 1906 to avoid confusion with another group named ''The Psychological Society''. Under the guidance of Charles Myers, membership was opened up to members of the medical profession in 1919. In 1941 the society was incorporated. Mission The Society aims to raise standards of training and practice in psychology, raise public awareness of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |