George Butterworth (psychologist)

George Butterworth
Born	1946
Died	2000
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Thesis	The development of the object concept in human infants (1974)
Academic work
Discipline	Psychology
Sub-discipline	Developmental Psychology
Institutions	University of Southampton; University of Stirling; University of Sussex

George Butterworth (1946–2000)^[1][2] was a British professor of psychology, who studied infant development.^[3]

Life and work

After completing his D.Phil. at Oxford, Butterworth took a post at Southampton University, moving to a chair in psychology at Stirling in 1985, before coming to Sussex in 1991. He was appointed honorary professor, University of East London, in 1996.

His contributions to the discipline include founding both the British Infancy Research Group and the Journal of Developmental Science, as well as heading numerous groups ranging from the Scientific Affairs Board of the British Psychological Society to the European Society for Developmental Psychology.^[4]

Selected publications

Books

• Butterworth, George, Julie Rutkowska, and Michael Scaife. Evolution and developmental psychology. Vol. 4. Harvester, 1985.

Articles

• Butterworth, George, and Nicholas Jarrett. "What minds have in common is space: Spatial mechanisms serving joint visual attention in infancy." British journal of developmental psychology 9.1 (1991): 55–72.
• Carpenter, Malinda, et al. "Social cognition, joint attention, and communicative competence from 9 to 15 months of age." Monographs of the society for research in child development (1998): i-174.

References

1. "Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook". Psychology Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
2. "George Butterworth, Obituary". Bulletin the University of Sussex Newsletter. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Bryant, P. E. (2008). "Afterword: Tribute to George Butterworth". In Bremner, G.; Slater, A. (eds.). Theories of Infant Development. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 355–361. doi:10.1002/9780470752180.after. ISBN 978-0-470-75218-0.
4. "Bulletin: The University of Sussex Newsletter Obituary 25th February 2000".