Paul E. Meehl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul E. Meehl

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 14-Feb-2003

Profession: psychologist, university teacher, psychotherapist, behavior geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Paul Everett Meehl (3 January 1920 – 14 February 2003) was an American clinical psychologist, Hathaway and Regents' Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and past president of the American Psychological Association.
A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Meehl as the 74th most cited psychologist of the 20th century, in a tie with Eleanor J.
Gibson.
Throughout his nearly 60-year career, Meehl made seminal contributions to psychology, including empirical studies and theoretical accounts of construct validity, schizophrenia etiology, psychological assessment, behavioral prediction, and philosophy of science.