# Linda Gottfredson

_American psychologist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> 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).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 June 1947 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P569))
- **Place of birth:** San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P27))
- **Occupation:** psychologist; sociologist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P106))
- **Education:** Johns Hopkins University; University of California, Berkeley ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P69))
- **Official website:** www1.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P856))
- **Positions held:** president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893#P39))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Linda Gottfredson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Gottfredson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q274893](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274893) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Linda Gottfredson ISIR Distinguished Contributor Interview.jpg by Timothy Bates (President of ISIR, International Society for Intelligence Research) (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linda_Gottfredson_ISIR_Distinguished_Contributor_Interview.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Linda Gottfredson". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/linda-gottfredson. Retrieved 8 November 2026.