Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23, 1894 - August 25, 1956), also known as Kinsey, was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology, and researcher of human sexuality in the 20th century. He is best known for his publications Male Sexuality and Female Sexuality, collectively known as the Kinsey Reports, and the Kinsey Scales. Kinsey's research on human sexuality laid the foundation for the field of sexology. His research has influenced social and cultural values ​​in the United States and around the world. Kinsey attended Columbia College in his early years, and was later forced to attend Stevens Institute of Technology to study engineering for two years under pressure from his father. Finally, in 1914, despite his father's objections, he transferred to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he majored in biology. Two years later he completed his studies in biology and psychology with honors. He then continued his graduate studies at Harvard University's Bosch Institute. In 1919, he completed his doctoral thesis on gall wasps and was awarded a doctorate in natural sciences by Harvard University. Kinsey was officially appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Zoology at Indiana University in 1920. In 1926, he published a widely used textbook - "An Introduction to Biology". Promoted to professor 3 years after publication. In 1938, a committee was set up to take charge of and organize the newly launched marriage courses, and three of the lectures were reserved for himself to teach. This also became the motivation for his sexual research. After years of investigation, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" were finally published in 1948 and 1953 respectively, which caused a sensation and put Kinsey on the cover of Time magazine in 1953. However, the content of the research caused a lot of controversy. He later founded a sexology institute at Indiana University in 1947, now known as the Kinsey Center for the Study of Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Kinsey was bisexual and married MacMillan in June 1921. His personal interests include gardening and piano playing. In the early days, he would invite colleagues from the university to watch his piano performances.