Jan Bruell

{{short description|American psychologist and geneticist}} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Jan Bruell | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image =  | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Jan Herbert Bruell | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|12|27}} | birth_place = Bielsko, Poland | death_date = {{death date and age |1997|01|21 |1920|12|27}} | death_place = Austin, Texas, United States | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | home_town = | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | fields = Behavioral genetics<br>Medical genetics | workplaces = Western Reserve University<br>University of Texas at Austin | patrons = | education = University of Heidelberg<br>Clark University | alma_mater = | thesis_title = Visual egocentric localization: an experimental study | thesis_url =  | thesis_year = 1953 | doctoral_advisor =  | academic_advisors = Heinz Werner<br>Gardner Lindzey | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = Tillie | partner =  | children = Sue, Peter, and Steven | signature =  | signature_alt = | website =  | footnotes = }} '''Jan Herbert Bruell''' (December 27, 1920 – January 21, 1997) was a Polish-born American psychologist and geneticist known for his work in behavioral and medical genetics.

== Professional career == He was a professor in the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin from 1968 until his death in 1997. He was a founding member of the Behavior Genetics Association, and served as editor-in-chief of its flagship journal, ''Behavior Genetics'', from 1978 to 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wikis.utexas.edu/download/attachments/141736129/bruell.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1466112598000&api=v2 |title=Faculty Council Memorial Resolution for Jan Bruell |access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/Emeriti.php List of Professors Emeriti] in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin {{Authority control}}

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