Irving Gottesman
American professor of psychology
Born on: December 29, 1930Died on: June 29, 2016
Aged: 85 years 183 days (1026 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Birth Sign: Capricorn
Irving Isadore Gottesman was an American professor of psychology who devoted most of his career to the study of the genetics of schizophrenia.
He wrote 17 books and more than 290 other publications, mostly on schizophrenia and behavioral genetics, and created the first academic program on behavioral genetics in the United States.
He won awards such as the Hofheimer Prize for Research, the highest award from the American Psychiatric Association for psychiatric research.
Lastly, Gottesman was a professor in the psychology department at the University of Minnesota, where he received his Ph.D.
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