Norman Frank Dixon MBE, Fellow of the British Psychological Society[1] (1922–2013)[2] was a British psychologist most noted for his 1976 book On the Psychology of Military Incompetence.
[3] During World War II, Dixon served as a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in North West Europe and received the MBE.
[1][3] After ten years' service, he began university studies in 1950 and earned a first-class degree in psychology, followed by Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees.
[4][5] He taught psychology at University College London, where he became professor emeritus on his retirement.
[6] In 1974, Dixon was awarded the Carpenter Medal by the University of London for his doctoral thesis.