J. Michael Harrison (1915-2007): a research career well lived.

John Michael Harrison (Mike Harrison) was born in London, England on February 2, 1915 and died on November 30, 2007 at his home in Brookline, MA. He received his early education at Stonyhurst College and then graduated from the Institution of Electrical Engineering, London, in 1942. He then obtained a postgraduate academic diploma in psychology from University College and Birkbeck College, University of London, in 1947. At University College Mike did some of his graduate work with Cyril Burt. Mike joined the faculty at Boston University in 1947 as an instructor and remained there for his entire academic career, advancing in rank to Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Anatomy at the School of Medicine. Upon reaching mandatory retirement age at 65, Mike added Emeritus to his title and for 25 additional years continued his