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Also Known As Robert Mearns Yerkes
Born May 26, 1876 • Pennsylvania
Died February 3, 1956 (aged 79) • New Haven • Connecticut
Subjects Of Study ape • chimpanzee • physiology • psychological testing • psychology
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