George Seth (1905-1990) was a psychologist originally from Scotland who played an influential role in the establishment of psychology in Northern Ireland.
Seth was born in Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a MA in English Literature followed by a BEd and finally a PhD in child psychology.
[1] The department grew in size under his leadership developing training programmes in clinical, educational and occupational psychology.
He also led the establishment of a Northern Ireland branch of the society.
His main research interest was in child psychology and he published a book on speech in childhood.