12 Facts About Richard Herrnstein

Richard Julius Herrnstein was an American psychologist at Harvard University.

Richard Herrnstein was an active researcher in animal learning in the Skinnerian tradition.

Richard Herrnstein was one of the founders of the Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.

Richard Herrnstein was born on May 20,1930, in New York City, to a family of Hungarian Jewish immigrants; the son of Flora Irene and Rezso Herrnstein, a housepainter.

Richard Herrnstein worked with Skinner in the Harvard pigeon lab that he ran until his death.

In 1965, and with Edwin Boring, Richard Herrnstein wrote A Source Book in the History of Psychology.

Richard Herrnstein was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

Richard Herrnstein was the chairman of the Harvard Department of Psychology from 1967 to 1971.

Richard Herrnstein acted as the editor of the Psychological Bulletin from 1975 to 1981.

Richard Herrnstein's research focused first on natural concepts and human intelligence in the 1970s, and became prominent with the publication of his and Charles Murray's controversial book, The Bell Curve.

Richard Herrnstein married his first wife, Barbara Brodo, in May 1951.

Richard Herrnstein died of lung cancer shortly before the book Bell Curve was released.