Daniel S. Lehrman (June 1, 1919 – August 27, 1972) was an American naturalist, animal

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

ornithologist Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

and

comparative psychologist Comparative psychology refers to the scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of non-human animals, especially as these relate to the phylogenetic history, adaptive significance, and development of behavior. Research in this area addr ...

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Notability

Lehrman was notable for his contributions to the study of animal behavior, studies of the reproductive cycle of the ring doves, behavioral

endocrinology Endocrinology (from '' endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental event ...

and an influential educator. The

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said that Lehrman "influenced a whole generation of students in animal behavior in this country and abroad".

Membership

Lehrman was a member of the

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, the founder and director (until his death in 1972) of the Institute of Animal Behavior at Rutgers University, a fellow of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...

, a founder of

Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine Neuroendocrine cells are cells that receive neuronal input (through neurotransmitters ...

, a member of the

Society of Experimental Psychologists The Society of Experimental Psychologists (SEP), originally called the Society of Experimentalists, is an academic society for experimental psychologists. It was founded by Edward Bradford Titchener in 1904 to be an ongoing workshop in which memb ...

, a founder of a series ''Advances in the Study of Behavior'' and its editor until his death, and a recipient of Research Career Award from the

National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the prima ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lehrman, Daniel S. 1919 births 1972 deaths 20th-century American psychologists American naturalists American ornithologists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Rutgers University faculty 20th-century American zoologists 20th-century naturalists