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Linda Gottfredson

American psychologist

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Linda Susanne Gottfredson is an American psychologist and writer. She is professor emerita of educational psychology at the University of Delaware and co-director of the Delaware-Johns Hopkins Project for the Study of Intelligence and Society. She is best known for writing the 1994 letter "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", which was published in the Wall Street Journal in defense of Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray's controversial book The Bell Curve (1994).

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Born
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Place of birth
San Francisco wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
psychologist, sociologist, university teacher wd
Education
Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley wd

Positions held wd

  • president

Questions

When was Linda Gottfredson born?
Linda Gottfredson was born on 24 June 1947 in San Francisco.
What positions has Linda Gottfredson held?
Positions held by Linda Gottfredson include: president.
Where did Linda Gottfredson study?
Linda Gottfredson was educated at Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Linda Gottfredson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q274893 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Linda Gottfredson ISIR Distinguished Contributor Interview.jpg by Timothy Bates (President of ISIR, International Society for Intelligence Research) (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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