Clarence Arthur Tripp (1919–2003) was an American psychologist, writer, and researcher for Alfred Kinsey.[1]
Born on October 4, 1919 in Denton, Texas, Tripp studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and was a Navy Veteran.[1]
Tripp worked with Kinsey at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in Bloomington, Indiana from 1948 to 1956. He earned a PhD in Clinical psychology from New York University.[2] Tripp drew attention with a book, published posthumously, wherein he made the case that Abraham Lincoln had several same-sex relationships.[3]
Works
- The Homosexual Matrix (ISBN 0-07-065201-5)
- The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln (ISBN 0-7432-6639-0)
References
- ^ a b Andy Armitage, Summer 2003. "Gay and Lesbian Humanist: Clarence Arthur Tripp (4 October 1919 – 17 May 2003)" "[1]" Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (May 22, 2003). "New York Times obituary". Nytimes.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Robert Longley, About.com. "C. A. Tripp's Book Asserts Abe Lincoln was Gay: Controversy raged before Tripp's book published" "[2]". Retrieved September 11, 2012
External links
- C. A. Tripp papers at Manuscripts and Archives Division at the New York Public Library