Richard Lynn is a British

United Kingdom

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 Professor

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 Emeritus

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 of Psychology

Psychology

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 at the University of Ulster

University of Ulster

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 who is known for his views on racial and ethnic

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 differences. Lynn argues that there are hereditary differences in intelligence

Intelligence

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 based on race

Race and intelligence

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 and sex

Sex and intelligence

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.

Lynn was educated at Bristol Grammar School

Bristol Grammar School

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 and Cambridge University

University of Cambridge

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 in England. He has worked as lecturer in psychology at the University of Exeter

University of Exeter

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, and as professor of psychology at the Economic and Social Research Institute

Economic and Social Research Institute

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, Dublin, and at the University of Ulster at Coleraine

University of Ulster at Coleraine

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. He has written or co-written more than 11 books and 200 journal articles spanning five decades.