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Also Known As Alfred Charles Kinsey
Born June 23, 1894 • Hoboken • New Jersey
Died August 25, 1956 (aged 62) • Bloomington • Indiana
Founder Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Notable Works “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female” • “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male”
Subjects Of Study human sexual activity

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