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Lancelot Lionel Ware OBE (5 June 1915 – 15 August 2000)^[1] was an English barrister and biochemist. He co-founded Mensa, the international society for intellectually gifted people, with the Australian barrister Roland Berrill in 1946. It was originally called the "High IQ Club".^[2]

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Ware was born in Mitcham, Surrey, the eldest child of Frederick Ware and Eleanor Emslie.^[2] He attended Steyning Grammar School and Sutton Grammar School. He then became a Royal Scholar at Imperial College London, reading mathematics, followed by a PhD in biochemistry.^[2]^[1]

In June 1980, at the age of 65, he married Joan Francesca Rae Quint (née Gomez), who survived him. He died 15 August 2000, aged 85.^[2]^[1]

Career

Ware undertook medical research with Sir Henry Dale at the National Institute for Medical Research in Hampstead, London, and became a non-clinical medical researcher and lecturer in biochemistry at St Thomas' Hospital in London.

During World War II, Ware worked at the Porton Down secret research establishment. He then worked as a scientist for the Boots Company in Nottingham. During this time, he learned about IQ tests. At the end of the war in 1945, he started a law degree at Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1949, Ware was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn and he practised in the Chancery field, specialising in intellectual property, copyright and patent matters.^[2]

He was also very interested in Conservative politics. He became an Alderman of the London County Council (LCC) in the 1960s. Ware joined the Athenaeum Club in 1983, a London club. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Institute of Patentees and Inventors, which he chaired for many years.

Ware retired from the Bar in 1987.^[2]^[1]

Mensa

The origins of Mensa were said to be from a conversation on a train with Roland Berrill, a lawyer with an interest in phrenology. Ware argued that IQ tests were more appropriate and later tested Berrill, finding him to be in the top 1% of the population. They therefore agreed to form a High IQ club, with Berrill providing the funding, and it began on 1 October 1946.^[1]

By 1950, Ware had left Mensa, disagreeing with the way it was run by Berrill. However, after Berrill died in 1961, he re-joined the society.^[2]^{[dubious – discuss]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barker, Dennis (18 August 2000). "Obituary: Lancelot Ware". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

[Guardian-1] Barker, Dennis (18 August 2000). "Obituary: Lancelot Ware". The Guardian.

[ODNB-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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+{{short description|English lawyer and biochemist (1915–2000)}}
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 [[Image:Lancelot Ware Mensa Slovakia.jpg|thumb|Dr. Lancelot Ware in May 1999]]
-'''Lancelot Lionel Ware''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (5 June 1915{{spaced ndash}}15 August 2000) was an [[England|English]] [[barrister]] and [[biochemist]], but whose main claim to fame is co-founding [[Mensa International|Mensa]], the international [[High IQ society|society for intellectually gifted people]], with the [[Australia]]n barrister [[Roland Berrill]] in 1946. They originally called it the "High IQ Club".
+'''Lancelot Lionel Ware''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (5 June 1915{{spaced ndash}}15 August 2000)<ref name=Guardian>{{Cite news|title=Obituary: Lancelot Ware|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/18/guardianobituaries|last=Barker|first=Dennis|date=18 August 2000|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[barrister]] and [[biochemist]]. He co-founded [[Mensa International|Mensa]], the international [[High IQ society|society for intellectually gifted people]], with the [[Australia]]n barrister [[Roland Berrill]] in 1946. It was originally called the "High IQ Club".<ref name=ODNB>[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]</ref>
+==Life==
+Ware was born in [[Mitcham]], [[Surrey]], the eldest child of Frederick Ware and Eleanor Emslie.<ref name=ODNB/> He attended [[Steyning Grammar School]] and [[Sutton Grammar School]]. He then became a Royal Scholar at [[Imperial College London]], reading [[mathematics]], followed by a PhD in [[biochemistry]].<ref name=ODNB/><ref name=Guardian/>
+In June 1980, at the age of 65, he married Joan Francesca Rae Quint (née Gomez), who survived him. He died 15 August 2000, aged 85.<ref name=ODNB/><ref name=Guardian/>
 ==Career==
-Lancelot (Lance) Ware was born in [[Mitcham]], [[Surrey]], the eldest son of a businessman father and musical mother. He attended [[Steyning Grammar School]] and [[Sutton Grammar School]]. He then became a Royal Scholar at [[Imperial College London]], reading [[mathematics]], followed by a PhD in [[biochemistry]]. He undertook medical research with Sir [[Henry Hallett Dale|Henry Dale]] at the [[National Institute for Medical Research]] in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], and became a non-clinical medical researcher and lecturer in biochemistry at [[St Thomas' Hospital]] in [[London]].
+Ware undertook medical research with Sir [[Henry Hallett Dale|Henry Dale]] at the [[National Institute for Medical Research]] in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], and became a non-clinical medical researcher and lecturer in biochemistry at [[St Thomas' Hospital]] in [[London]].
+During [[World War II]], Ware worked at the [[Porton Down]] secret research establishment. He then worked as a scientist for the [[Boots Company]] in [[Nottingham]]. During this time, he learned about [[IQ test]]s. At the end of the war in 1945, he started a [[law]] degree at [[Lincoln College, Oxford]]. In 1949, Ware was [[called to the Bar]] by [[Lincoln's Inn]] and he practised in the Chancery field, specialising in intellectual property, copyright and patent matters.<ref name=ODNB/>
+He was also very interested in [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politics. He became an [[Alderman]] of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) in the 1960s. Ware joined the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum Club]] in 1983, a [[London]] club. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to the [[Institute of Patentees and Inventors]], which he chaired for many years.
-During [[World War II]], Ware worked at the [[Porton Down]] secret research establishment. He then worked as a scientist for the [[Boots Company]] in [[Nottingham]]. During this time, he learned about [[IQ test]]s. At the end of the war in 1945, he started a [[law]] degree at [[Lincoln College, Oxford]]. While at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], he founded Mensa on 1 October 1946. Initially the society was intended for the top 1% of the population by intelligence, but a [[standard deviation]] computing error meant it ended up being the top 2%, and this criterion has remained since then.
+Ware retired from the Bar in 1987.<ref name=ODNB/><ref name=Guardian/>
-In 1949, Ware was [[called to the Bar]] by [[Lincoln's Inn]] and he practised in the Chancery field, specialising in intellectual property, copyright and patent matters. He was also very interested in [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politics. He became an [[Alderman]] of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) in the 1960s. By 1950, Ware had left Mensa, largely because of his other interests in [[politics]] and law. However, after Roland Berrill died in 1961, he was persuaded to rejoin the society.
+==Mensa==
-Ware joined the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum Club]] in 1983, a [[London]] club. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to the [[Institute of Patentees and Inventors]], which he chaired for many years. Ware retired from the Bar in 1985, when he lived in [[Surrey]], [[London]], [[Exeter]] and back to [[Surrey]] again, in succession.
+The origins of Mensa were said to be from a conversation on a train with Roland Berrill, a lawyer with an interest in [[phrenology]].  Ware argued that IQ tests were more appropriate and later tested Berrill, finding him to be in the top 1% of the population.  They therefore agreed to form a High IQ club, with Berrill providing the funding, and it began on 1 October 1946.<ref name=Guardian/>
+By 1950, Ware had left Mensa, disagreeing with the way it was run by Berrill. However, after Berrill died in 1961, he re-joined the society.<ref name=ODNB/>{{dubious|| Guardian source claims Berrill left Mensa in the 1950s before Ware did; and Berrill only died in 1962|date=March 2024}}
-Lance Ware died in 2000, aged 85.
+==References==
-== External links ==
+{{reflist}}
-* [http://www.mensa.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?ap=1&id=282 Mensa obituary]
+<!-- * [http://www.mensa.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?ap=1&id=282 Mensa obituary] -->
-* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9345028?tocId=9345028 Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry]
-* [http://www.obituary.com/ware_lancelot.html Internet Obituary Network entry]
+* [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lancelot-Lionel-Ware Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060220024040/http://www.obituary.com/ware_lancelot.html Internet Obituary Network entry]
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