Gardner Lindzey
Gardner Lindzey | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1920 |
| Died | February 4, 2008 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Penn State University (A.B., M.S.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | The Handbook of Social Psychology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology, Behavior Genetics |
| Institutions | Harvard University Syracuse University University of Minnesota University of Texas |
| Academic advisors | Gordon Allport |
| Doctoral students | Auke Tellegen |
Gardner Edmund Lindzey (November 27, 1920 – February 4, 2008) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). After completing a doctorate at Harvard University, Lindzey served as a professor or administrator at several universities, edited a well-known textbook in social psychology and led a 1982 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel that recommended the legalization of marijuana.