Lewis Petrinovich

Lewis Franklin Petrinovich (June 12, 1930 - July 28, 2021)[2][3] was an American evolutionary psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.[4][5] His work has included research on lefthandedness,[6] the potential evolutionary origins of cannibalism,[7][8] and evolutionary ornithology.[9]

Lewis Petrinovich
Born(1930-06-12)June 12, 1930
DiedJuly 28, 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 91)
Alma materUniversity of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley
AwardsMember of the California Academy of Sciences since 1982[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside
ThesisThe Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats (1962)
Doctoral studentsAurelio Jose Figueredo

Education

Petrinovich received his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1952 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962.[5][10]

References
  1. (System), University of California (1982). University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the University of California. Office of Official Publications, University of California. p. 122.
  2. "Lewis Petrinovich". LC Linked Data Service. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. "Lewis F. Petrinovich". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. "Lewis Petrinovich". MIT Press. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. Berkeley, University of California (1962). Commencement Programme. p. 63.
  6. Mastrangelo, Joseph P. (1977-08-13). "Sticking Up for Lefties' Rights". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. Bering, Jesse (2010-12-16). "Bite Me". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. Strauss, Mark (2014-08-04). "How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?". io9. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. Singer, Peter (2003-05-15). "Animal Liberation at 30". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. The Effect of Strychnine Sulphate on Discrimination Learning in Rats. University of California, Berkeley. 1962.


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