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J. P. Guilford

1897 - 1987

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Joy Paul Guilford (March 7, 1897 – November 26, 1987) was an American psychologist best known for his psychometric study of human intelligence, including the distinction between convergent and divergent production. Developing the views of L. L. Thurstone, Guilford rejected Charles Spearman's view that intelligence could be characterized in a single numerical parameter. He proposed that three dimensions were necessary for accurate description: operations, content, and products. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Guilford as the 27th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. P. Guilford is the 141st most popular psychologist (down from 136th in 2019), the 3,269th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,730th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, J. P. Guilford ranks 141 out of 235. Before him are John Money, Ernest Jones, Elizabeth Loftus, Charlotte Bühler, Steven Pinker, and Franz Alexander. After him are Serge Moscovici, Edvard Moser, Brian Weiss, Roberto Assagioli, Léopold Szondi, and Ulric Neisser.

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Among people born in 1897, J. P. Guilford ranks 124. Before him are George Szell, Marian Anderson, Michael Lippert, Edmund Heines, Dirk Stikker, and Peter Högl. After him are Manlio Brosio, Joseph Darnand, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, Eric Knight, and Elisabeth Bergner. Among people deceased in 1987, J. P. Guilford ranks 86. Before him are Charan Singh, Gerhard Klopfer, Otto Wöhler, Herbert Blumer, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Maria von Trapp. After him are Renato Guttuso, Alfred Bester, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Mary Astor, Anatoli Papanov, and Zeca Afonso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. P. Guilford ranks 3,269 out of 20,380. Before him are Shera Danese (1949), Joan Cusack (1962), Bruce Campbell (1958), David Blaine (1973), Amadeo Giannini (1870), and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867). After him are Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Al Matthews (1942), Bud Powell (1924), and Henry Flagler (1830).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, J. P. Guilford ranks 47. Before him are Robert Plutchik (1927), Benjamin Spock (1903), Robert Cialdini (1945), Clark L. Hull (1884), Jonathan Haidt (1963), and Elizabeth Loftus (1944). After him are Brian Weiss (1944), George Kelly (1905), David Ausubel (1918), Arthur Janov (1924), Michael Gazzaniga (1939), and James J. Gibson (1904).

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