Dean Keith Simonton, PhD, is distinguished professor and vice chair of the department of psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of ten books and over 300 journal articles and book chapters on creativity, genius, leadership, aesthetics, and the history of psychology.

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Who first studied genius?

Geniuses have been around since the Egyptian Imhotep.

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Psychometric studies of genius

Well-established by the middle of the 20th century.

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