James Flynn (academic)

James Flynn
Flynn in June 2007
Born	James Robert Flynn (1934-04-28)28 April 1934 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	11 December 2020(2020-12-11) (aged 86) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Chicago (AB, PhD)
Known for	Flynn effect
Children	Victor Flynn
Scientific career
Fields	Political science Moral philosophy Social science
Institutions	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater University of Canterbury University of Otago
Thesis	Ethics and the Modern Social Scientist  (1958)

James Robert Flynn FRSNZ (28 April 1934 – 11 December 2020) was an American-born New Zealand moral philosopher^[1] and intelligence researcher. Originally from Washington, D.C., and educated at the University of Chicago, Flynn emigrated to Dunedin in 1963, where he taught political studies at the University of Otago. He was noted for his publications about the continued year-after-year increase of IQ scores throughout the world, which is now referred to as the Flynn effect. In addition to his academic work, he championed social democratic politics throughout his life.