Charles Samuel Myers Explained

Charles Samuel Myers, CBE, FRS^[1] (13 March 1873 – 12 October 1946) was an English physician who worked as a psychologist. Although he did not invent the term, his first academic paper, published by The Lancet in 1915, concerned shell shock. In 1921 he was co-founder of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology.

Biography

Family background

Myers was born in Kensington, London on 13 March 1873,^[2] the eldest son of Wolf Myers, a merchant, and his wife, Esther Eugenie Moses.^[3] His family was Jewish.^[4] In the 1881 census he is an 8-year-old scholar living at 27 Arundel Gardens, Kensington, London with his parents, 4 brothers and 4 servants.^[5]

In the 1891 census he was a scholar, aged 18 living at 49 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London, with his parents, 4 brothers, a visitor, and 4 servants (cook, housemaid, parlourmaid, and ladies' maid).^[6]

Education

He attended the City of London School where he studied sciences. Of this experience he wrote:

Notes and References

1. Bartlett . F. C. . Frederic Bartlett. Charles Samuel Myers. 1873-1946 . 10.1098/rsbm.1948.0011 . . 5 . 16 . 767–777. 1948 . 162341041 .
2. Obituary in The Times, Monday, 14 October 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50581; col E
3. Myers, Charles Samuel (1873–1946), psychologist. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/35175. 978-0-19-861412-8.
4. [William D. Rubinstein]
5. The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England. Class: RG11; Piece: 42; Folio: 80; Page: 4; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341010 http://www.familysearch.org
6. The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England. Class: RG12; Piece: 16; Folio 71; Page 8; GSU roll: 6095126