Harry Kay (psychologist)
Harry Kay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1919 |
| Died | 19 December 2005 (aged 86) |
| Board member of | Universities Central Council on Admissions British Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Spouse | Diana Kay |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Rotherham Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Experimental Studies of Adult Learning (1953) |
| Influences | Frederic Bartlett |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Sub-discipline | Applied Cognitive Psychology, Occupational and Organisational psychology |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield University of Oxford |
| Doctoral students | Peter B. Warr |
| Main interests | Ageing, learning and memory |
| Vice-chancellor of University of Exeter | |
| In office 1973–1984 | |
| Preceded by | John Llewellyn |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Harrison |
| President of the British Psychological Society | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Gwynne Jones |
| Succeeded by | Max Hamilton |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Conflict | World War II |
Harry Kay (1919–2005) was a British psychologist and academic administrator.