Tatu Vanhanen | |
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| Born | 17 April 1929 |
| Died | 22 August 2015 (aged 86) Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | University of Tampere |
| Known for | Index of Democratization, race and intelligence |
| Spouse | Anni Tiihonen |
| Children | Matti Vanhanen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science Sociology |
Tatu Vanhanen (17 April 1929 – 22 August 2015) was a Finnish political scientist and sociologist. He was a professor of political science at the University of Tampere in Tampere, Finland. Vanhanen was a coauthor with Richard Lynn of IQ and the Wealth of Nations (2002) and IQ and Global Inequality (2006), and author of Ethnic Conflicts Explained by Ethnic Nepotism (1999).