Oliver Zangwill
Oliver Louis Zangwill FRS (29 October 1913 - 12 October 1987) was an influential British neuropsychologist. He was Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, 1952-81, then Professor Emeritus. He was the son of Israel Zangwill and the grandson of William Edward Ayrton. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1977.
Zangwill was educated at University College School, London, and then at the University of Cambridge, where he was a member of King's College. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1935 (MA 1939), having completed the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I in 1934 (Class 2), and the Moral Sciences (i.e. Philosophy) Tripos, Part II in 1935, being awarded 1st class honours with special distinction.
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