Philip E. Vernon
| Philip Ewart Vernon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 June 1905 Oxford, England |
| Died | 28 July 1987 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy F. Vernon |
| Children | Philip A. Vernon |
Philip Ewart Vernon (6 June 1905 – 28 July 1987) was a British psychologist. He studied intellectual ability with a focus on race and intelligence.
Philip Vernon was born in Oxford, England on 6 June 1905. His father was H. M. Vernon who was a lecturer in physiology at the University of Oxford, and was Great Britain's foremost figure in industrial psychology. Philip worked with his wife, Dorothy, in the study of gifted children. They had one son, Philip Anthony Vernon who also researched intellectual abilities. When Vernon joined the University of Calgary, he became a Canadian citizen. While in Canada, Vernon participated in winter sports and was a board member of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Vernon died of cancer in 1987. After his passing, the University of Calgary started giving an award for higher education students in his name for social sciences, educational psychology, humanities, or fine arts: music and genetics.
Vernon studied classics and natural sciences at the Cambridge University before he studied psychology with F. C. Bartlett. In 1927, he graduated with a B.A. with first class honors in physics, physiology, psychology and chemistry. He received his M.A. in 1930 from St. John's College and his Ph.D in 1931 from Cambridge University. His dissertation focused on the psychology of musical appreciation and auditory perception. He had multiple different careers during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as completing multiple postdoctoral fellowships at Yale and Harvard before going to the University of London to finish his DSc in 1952. Vernon worked as a professor at multiple different universities once he finished his DSc. After London, Vernon went to the University of Calgary and was made an honorary doctor of laws in 1978.
Vernon studied and lectured in at least twenty-eight countries; and held a number of posts throughout his career.
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