Jan Bruell | |
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Born | Jan Herbert Bruell December 27, 1920 |
Died | January 21, 1997 | (aged 76)
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Heidelberg Clark University |
Spouse | Tillie |
Children | Sue, Peter, and Steven |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Behavioral genetics Medical genetics |
Institutions |
Western Reserve University University of Texas at Austin |
Thesis | Visual egocentric localization: an experimental study (1953) |
Academic advisors |
Heinz Werner Gardner Lindzey |
Jan Herbert Bruell (December 27, 1920 – January 21, 1997) was a Polish-born American psychologist and geneticist known for his work in behavioral and medical genetics. He was a professor in the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin from 1968 until his death in 1997. He was a founding member of the Behavior Genetics Association, and served as editor-in-chief of its flagship journal, Behavior Genetics, from 1978 to 1986. [1]