Barbara Stoddard Burks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barbara Stoddard Burks

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-1943

Profession: psychologist, behavior geneticist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Barbara Stoddard Burks (December 22, 1902—May 25, 1943) was an American psychologist known for her research on the nature-nurture debate as it pertained to intelligence and other human traits.
She has been credited with "...pioneer[ing] the statistical techniques which continue to ground the trenchant nature/nurture debates about intelligence in American psychology."