Leda Cosmides
Leda Cosmides is an American psychologist, who, together with anthropologist husband John Tooby, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology.
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- Born in
- Philadelphia
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityStanford UniversityRadcliffe College
- Awards
- 🏆 Jean Nicod Prize🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research🏆 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science🏆 National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
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1957
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