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James Robert Flynn

James Robert Flynn FRSNZ (28 April 1934 – 11 December 2020) was a New Zealand intelligence researcher. An Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, he was famous for his publications about the continued year-after-year increase of IQ scores throughout the world, which is now referred to as the Flynn effect. Originally from Washington, D.C. and educated at the University of Chicago, Flynn emigrated to New Zealand in 1963. He died in Dunedin, New Zealand on 11 December 2020.

New Zealand political scientist (1934–2020)

Born	1934
Died	11 December 2020

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Humanism and Ideology Vol 4

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2014 — 5 editions

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How to Improve Your Mind: 20 Keys to Unlock the Modern World

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2012 — 4 editions

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What is intelligence?: beyond the Flynn effect

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2009 — 4 editions

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What is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2007 — 3 editions

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Are We Getting Smarter?

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2012 — 3 editions

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Beyond Patriotism: From Truman to Obama

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2011 — 3 editions

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In Defense of Free Speech: The University As Censor

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2019 — 3 editions

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Does Your Family Make You Smarter?: Nature, Nurture, and Human Autonomy

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2016 — 3 editions

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What Is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Book Too Risky to Publish: Free Speech and Universities

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2020 — 2 editions

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New Torchlight List: In Search of the Best Modern Authors

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2017 — 2 editions

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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2008 — 2 editions

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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2008 — 2 editions

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American politics: a radical view

by James Robert Flynn First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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Humanism and ideology: an Aristotelian view

by James Robert Flynn First published in 1973 — 2 editions

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Race, IQ, and Jensen

by James Robert Flynn First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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How to Defend Humane Ideals: Substitutes for Objectivity

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2008 — 1 edition

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Humanism and Ideology: an Aristotelian View

by James Robert Flynn First published in 1978 — 1 edition

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Humanism and Ideology (Studies in Ethics and Philosophy of Relgion)

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2003 — 1 edition

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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America

by James Robert Flynn First published in 2009 — 1 edition

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New Zealand political scientist (1934–2020)

Born	1934
Died	11 December 2020

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OLID: OL30636A
GoodReads: 758990
ISNI: 0000000109519309
Library of Congress Names: n50004085
VIAF: 7617850
Wikidata: Q1383120
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1383120

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Jim Flynn
James R. Flynn
Flynn, James Robert
James R Flynn

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James Robert Flynn