Oliver Zangwill

Who was Oliver Zangwill?

Oliver Louis Zangwill FRS 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, having completed the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I in 1934, and the Moral Sciences Tripos, Part II in 1935, being awarded 1st class honours with special distinction.