Otto Klineberg
Otto Klineberg · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Social psychologist known for cross-cultural research challenging racial theories
1899, Quebec City, Canada — 1992, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Canada · United States · France
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Otto Klineberg was a Canadian-born social psychologist whose cross-cultural fieldwork challenged the theory that racial groups differ innately in intelligence, showing environmental causes instead. His research and expert testimony helped underpin the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, and he promoted psychology internationally through UNESCO. He was Jewish.
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Social psychologist known for cross-cultural research challenging racial theories
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