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Arthur Jensen

1923 - 2012

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Arthur Robert Jensen (August 24, 1923 – October 22, 2012) was an American psychologist and writer. He was a professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jensen was known for his work in psychometrics and differential psychology, the study of how and why individuals differ behaviorally from one another. He was a major proponent of the hereditarian position in the nature and nurture debate, the position that genetics play a significant role in behavioral traits, such as intelligence and personality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Jensen is the 232nd most popular psychologist (down from 230th in 2019), the 11,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,645th in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Arthur Jensen ranks 232 out of 235. Before him are Hans-Werner Gessmann, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Sherry Turkle, Jonathan Kellerman, Evelyn Hooker, and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. After him are Cyril Burt, Leda Cosmides, Richard Wiseman, Melanie Joy, and David McNeill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Arthur Jensen ranks 456. Before him are Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Boris Sagal, Aleksy Antkiewicz, Horace Ashenfelter, Theo Fitzau, and Dolores Fuller. After him are Bonita Granville, Denise Levertov, Sumner Redstone, Dale Robertson, Slim Whitman, and Sergey Mikaelyan. Among people deceased in 2012, Arthur Jensen ranks 451. Before him are Barry Unsworth, Les Leston, Robert Hughes, Helen Gurley Brown, Dirk Bach, and Mike Kelley. After him are Philippe Bugalski, Reginald Hill, Eduard Ivanov, Kitty Wells, Leslie Claudius, and Alan McDonald.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Jensen ranks 11,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Lesley Ashburner (1883), Alice Hoffman (1952), Martha Plimpton (1970), Donald Faison (1974), Rod Milburn (1950), and John B. Anderson (1922). After him are Wilfred Benítez (1958), Burn Gorman (1974), Bob McGrath (1932), Edward Ferry (1941), Francis X. Bushman (1883), and Marjorie Rambeau (1889).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Arthur Jensen ranks 86. Before him are August Dvorak (1894), Robert S. Woodworth (1869), Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847), Sherry Turkle (1948), Jonathan Kellerman (1949), and Evelyn Hooker (1907). After him are Leda Cosmides (1957), and David McNeill (null).

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