Childhood giftedness and adulthood genius: A historiometric analysis of 291 eminent African Americans

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-255

  Simonton, Dean Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Creative Achievement Scale; Eminence; Genius; Minority giftedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949244814     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986208319294     Document Type: Article

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