Steven Vandenberg (July 15, 1915 in

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– August 27, 1992 in Boulder, Colorado, United States) was a behavior geneticist who immigrated to the US after the

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, obtaining his

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from the

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in 1955. From 1960 to 1967 he worked at the

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as director of the

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. In 1970 he moved to the Institute of Behavior Genetics at the

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, where he remained until his retirement. Vandenberg received many honors and awards during his lifetime, including being the first recipient of the

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Career Award in 1977. Vandenberg served as President of the Behavior Genetics Association (1984–1985) and was the founding

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of their

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