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LIONEL Haward was an exceptional example of a different generation of psychologist, one whose experiences had been shaped in the aftermath of the First World War and by service in the Second.
Born in 1920 and educated at the Earl Haig School, Aldershot, his first post was as an assistant personnel officer before joining up and serving as an instructor in the Technical Training Command of the RAF, later working with the RAF Police HQ in Germany. It was the RAF which gave him the opportunity to study, without which he claimed he would have been an assistant in a draper's shop.
After the War, he took his degree in chemistry and psychology at the University of Bristol and a doctorate at Leyden University. Whilst there, he was awarded the first of a number of awards in recognition of his scholarly work - the Queen Wilhelmina Academic medal.
For the next 20 years, he worked for the National Health Service as a clinical psychologist in Barrow Hospital, Bristol, Winterton Hospital, Durham and Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, before taking an academic appointment at the University of Surrey, arriving for the interview in a rather jaunty red sports car.
The penchant for fast cars and parachuting provided an intriguing contrast to his scholarly pursuits. He had an impressive range of skills,...