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Robert Plomin

American psychologist and geneticist
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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
February 20, 1948
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
psychologist, geneticist, behavior geneticist
Employer
King's College London, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado, King's College London, King's College London, King's College London[10][11][12]
Field of work
psychology, behavioural genetics[8][9]
Educated at
University of Texas at Austin, DePaul University[13][14]
Award received
William James Fellow Award, Fellow of the British Academy, Grawemeyer Awards, APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Spouse
Judith Dunn[6]
Doctoral advisor
Arnold H. Buss[15]
Doctoral student
Thomas S. Price, Michael J. Galsworthy[24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Plomin[26]
Given name
Robert[27]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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Robert Plomin at ISIR 2015.jpg ↗
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CANTIC ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
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NSK ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Open Library ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Scopus author ID
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Springer Nature person ID
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UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Author of 5
Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence, Monozygotic twin differences in school performance are stable and systematic, Rotation is visualisation, 3D is 2D: using a novel measure to investigate the genetics of spatial ability, Using DNA to predict intelligence, Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries
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Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence, Monozygotic twin differences in school performance are stable and systematic, Rotation is visualisation, 3D is 2D: using a novel measure to investigate the genetics of spatial ability, Using DNA to predict intelligence, Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries
Award received 4
Fellow of the British Academy, Grawemeyer Awards, APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, William James Fellow Award
Employer 3
King's College London, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado
Affiliated with 2
King's College London, Medical Research Council
Educated at 2
University of Texas at Austin, DePaul University
Field of work 2
psychology, behavioural genetics
Occupation 2
psychologist, geneticist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
← Signatory 1
Mainstream Science on Intelligence
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Summary

Robert Plomin was born on February 20, 1948[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as a psychologist[3], geneticist[4], and behavior geneticist[5].

FAQs

Where was Robert Plomin born?

Robert Plomin was born in Chicago[2].

Who was Robert Plomin married to?

Robert Plomin's spouses include Judith Dunn[6].

What did Robert Plomin do for work?

Robert Plomin worked as a psychologist[3], geneticist[4], and behavior geneticist[5].

Where did Robert Plomin go to school?

Robert Plomin was educated at University of Texas at Austin[13] and DePaul University[14].

What awards did Robert Plomin receive?

Honors received include William James Fellow Award[16], Fellow of the British Academy[17], Grawemeyer Awards[18], and APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology[19].

Related Entities

behavioural genetics DePaul University psychology United States University of Colorado

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  2. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . psychologicalscience.org. psychologicalscience.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . grawemeyer.org. grawemeyer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . apa.org. apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [1] ↑ . Autoritats UB. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → William James Fellow Award, Fellow of the British Academy, Grawemeyer Awards +3
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  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0402080-Plomin-Robert-1948
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  3. 24w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin Random House author ID → 2238607
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