Intelligence, Education, and Society: Godfrey Thomson’s Public and Professional Lectures

Godfrey Thomson was an influential national (United Kingdom) and international researcher in intelligence theory and testing, education, and psychometric statistics during most of the first half of the 20th century. Until recently, there have been few archival resources for him. We discovered over 30 of his public and professional lectures, i.e., lectures delivered to audiences other than university students. We describe the physical appearance and the contents of the lectures. We describe the main themes covered in the lectures and how they give insights into Thomson’s thinking, beyond what can be understood from his books and journal articles. We make transcriptions of many of the lectures available for researchers.