Who is Henry Lawton, the author of "The Psychohistorian's Handbook ?

Question

I need help finding who the author was and if he is a valuable historian, but I can't seem to find information on him. The book was published in 1988 by The Psychohistory Press, New York. Please any information that addresses him as a historian would be highly appreciated and valuable.

Answer 1

Hi Mia!

In short Henry Lawton was influential in the realm of psychohistory and featured several times in important academic journals related to the subject. I believe the question you may want to focus on instead is the importance of psychohistory to your research as it seems to present a relatively simplistic view of civilization as constantly improving, and has faced continuous criticism over the past several decades. Further, I am not aware of any academic departments within the United States dedicated to psychohistory, even though individual classes have been offered at major universities. You can find a short biography of Henry Lawton from the Spring 2014 edition of the International Psychohistorians Association's Newsletter here:

https://www.psychohistory.us/resources/IPA_14_2_spring.pdf