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Julian Jaynes

1920 - 1997

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Julian Jaynes (February 27, 1920 – November 21, 1997) was an American psychologist who worked at the universities of Yale and Princeton for nearly 25 years and became best known for his 1976 book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. His work focused on the problem of consciousness: "the difference between what others see of us and our sense of our inner selves and the deep feelings that sustain it. ... Men have been conscious of the problem of consciousness almost since consciousness began." Jaynes's solution touches on many disciplines, including neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, archeology, history, religion and analysis of ancient texts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julian Jaynes is the 213th most popular psychologist (down from 208th in 2019), the 7,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,168th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Julian Jaynes ranks 213 out of 235. Before him are Sandra Bem, Marie Jahoda, Karl Lashley, Richard Lynn, Gordon Neufeld, and Natalia Bekhtereva. After him are Alan Baddeley, Anatol Rapoport, Neal E. Miller, Lee Cronbach, Robert Yerkes, and Elsa Cayat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Julian Jaynes ranks 340. Before him are Alfonso Thiele, Tatyana Makarova, Robert Lamoureux, Alberto Crespo, Eric Sturgess, and Guinn Smith. After him are Thomas Sebeok, Josef Doležal, Olle Åhlund, Kamisese Mara, Ragnhild Hveger, and Richard Bong. Among people deceased in 1997, Julian Jaynes ranks 231. Before him are Shuhei Nishida, Kiki Kogelnik, Norris Bradbury, Cheddi Jagan, Laura Nyro, and Billie Dove. After him are Eddie Chapman, Jean Dréville, Albín Brunovský, Walter Behrendt, Luther Allison, and Helene Hanff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julian Jaynes ranks 7,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Jamey Sheridan (1951), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Al St. John (1892), Peter Pace (1945), Oscar Pettiford (1922), and Yokozuna (1966). After him are Catherine Oxenberg (1961), David Souter (1939), Janet Reno (1938), Tori Spelling (1973), Warren E. Burger (1907), and Aaron Russo (1943).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Julian Jaynes ranks 74. Before him are Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Judith Rich Harris (1938), Nancy Chodorow (1944), Christina Maslach (1946), Sandra Bem (1944), and Karl Lashley (1890). After him are Neal E. Miller (1909), Lee Cronbach (1916), Robert Yerkes (1876), Joseph Nicolosi (1947), David Buss (1953), and August Dvorak (1894).

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