Word: herrnsteins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Herrnstein was diagnosed with cancer in early June after teaching at Harvard for 36 years--the longest tenure of any of his departmental colleagues...
...Professor Herrnstein's death is a bitter loss for the students in the College," said Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles. "He leaves a tragic hole in the faculty...
...1970s Herrnstein linked rewards and behavior, applying the implications of these relationships to learning, motivation, addiction and economic choices. For these theories he earned the skepticism of his peers...
...Herrnstein, besides being lauded for his groundbreaking research and open classroom demeanor, was also an active "University citizen," Knowles said...
...Herrnstein grew up in New York City, the child of Hungarian immigrants. He attended the City College of New York before earning a graduate degree from Harvard in 1955. After serving in the Army for three years he joined the Harvard faculty...