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

Notability

Lehrman was notable for his contributions to the study of animal behavior, studies of the reproductive cycle of the ring doves, behavioral endocrinology and an influential educator. The National Academies of Science said that Lehrman "influenced a whole generation of students in animal behavior in this country and abroad".

Membership

Lehrman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, 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, a founder of Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, a member of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, 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.

References

1. ^ New York Times:Daniel Sanford Lehrman, professor of psychology, Rutgers University, and director, Institute of Animal Behavior;SCIENCE ACADEMY ADDS 50 MEMBERS; Election in Capital Honors Research Achievements
2. ^ National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Daniel Sanford Lehrman;By Jay S. Rosenblatt
3. ^ Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology;Founders of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ encyclopedia.com; Lehrman, Daniel Sanford

• 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