Clarence Arthur Tripp

Clarence Arthur Tripp, PhD (1919–2003) was an American psychologist, writer, and researcher for Alfred Kinsey.^[1]

Born on October 4, 1919 in Denton, Texas, Tripp studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and was a Navy Veteran.^[1]

Tripp worked with Kinsey at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in Bloomington, Indiana from 1948 to 1956. He earned a PhD in Clinical psychology from New York University.^[2] Tripp drew attention for a book wherein he made the case that Abraham Lincoln had several same-sex relationships.^[3]

Works

• The Homosexual Matrix (ISBN 0-07-065201-5)
• The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln (ISBN 0-7432-6639-0)

References

1. Andy Armitage, Summer 2003. "Gay and Lesbian Humanist: Clarence Arthur Tripp (4 October 1919 – 17 May 2003)" "" Retrieved September 11, 2012.
2. Martin, Douglas (May 22, 2003). "New York Times obituary". Nytimes.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
3. Robert Longley, About.com. "C. A. Tripp's Book Asserts Abe Lincoln was Gay: Controversy raged before Tripp's book published" "". Retrieved September 11, 2012