Ralph Pickford

Ralph Pickford
Born	Ralph William Pickford (1903-02-11)11 February 1903 Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Died	7 June 1986(1986-06-07) (aged 83)
Nationality	English
Education	Emmanuel College, Cambridge University of Glasgow
Spouse	Laura Ruth Bowyer ​ ​ (m. 1971⁠–⁠1986)​
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Glasgow
Thesis	Psychological Problems in the History of Painting (1947)

Ralph William Pickford (11 February 1903[1] – 7 June 1986)[2] was an English psychologist who served as the first Professor of Psychology at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 1955 to 1973. He first joined the university's faculty in 1930, and received a D. Litt. degree from there in 1947. In 2005, the university established the Pickford Travelling Fellowship in his honor.[3][4] In 1971, he married his second wife, Laura Ruth Bowyer, and they remained married until his death in 1986. Bowyer later provided one of the two bequests that was first used to fund the Pickford Travelling Fellowship (the other came from a trust set up after Pickford died).[4][5]

References

1. "On This Day: 11th of February". The University of Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
2. "Ergonomics News and Information". Ergonomics. 30 (6): 987–1001. June 1987. doi:10.1080/00140138708969793. ISSN 0014-0139.
3. "Biography of Ralph Pickford". University of Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
4. "Fellowships: Pickford Travelling Fellowship". University of Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
5. Mitchell, Rie Rogers; Friedman, Harriet S. (1994). Sandplay: Past, Present, and Future. Psychology Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-415-10137-0.