J. Philippe Rushton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. Philippe Rushton

Canadian psychology professor

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Oct-2012

Profession: psychologist, non-fiction writer, faculty member

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

John Philippe Rushton (December 3, 1943 – October 2, 2012) was a Canadian psychologist and author.
He taught at the University of Western Ontario and became known to the general public during the 1980s and 1990s for research on race and intelligence, race and crime, and other apparent racial variations.
His book Race, Evolution, and Behavior (1995) is about the application of r/K selection theory to humans. Rushton's controversial work was heavily criticized by the scientific community for the questionable quality of its research, with many alleging that it was conducted under a racist agenda.
From 2002 until his death, he served as the head of the Pioneer Fund, a racist research foundation established in 1937 by white supremacists and eugenicists.Rushton was a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and a onetime Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.