George Butterworth (psychologist)


George Butterworth was a British professor of psychology, who studied infant development.

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 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.

Selected publications

Articles, a selection: