Lewis Petrinovich

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Lewis Petrinovich
Born(1930-06-12)June 12, 1930
DiedJuly 28, 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 91)
Alma materUniversity of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley
AwardsMember of the California Academy of Sciences since 1982[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside
ThesisThe Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats (1962)
Doctoral studentsAurelio Jose Figueredo

Lewis Franklin Petrinovich (June 12, 1930 - July 28, 2021)[2][3] was an American evolutionary psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.[4][5] His work has included research on lefthandedness,[6] the potential evolutionary origins of cannibalism,[7][8] and evolutionary ornithology.[9]

Education

Petrinovich received his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1952 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962.[5][10]

References

  1. ^ (System), University of California (1982). University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the University of California. Office of Official Publications, University of California. p. 122.
  2. ^ "Lewis Petrinovich". LC Linked Data Service. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. ^ "Lewis F. Petrinovich". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Lewis Petrinovich". MIT Press. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. ^ a b Berkeley, University of California (1962). Commencement Programme. p. 63.
  6. ^ Mastrangelo, Joseph P. (1977-08-13). "Sticking Up for Lefties' Rights". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. ^ Bering, Jesse (2010-12-16). "Bite Me". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. ^ Strauss, Mark (2014-08-04). "How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?". io9. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. ^ Singer, Peter (2003-05-15). "Animal Liberation at 30". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. ^ The Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats. University of California, Berkeley. 1962.


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