Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894–1956),
American scientist who investigated the sexual
behavior of men and women. In 1947 and 1948, he published books on his findingsNSexual
Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual
Behavior in the Human FemaleNpopularly known as the Kinsey Reports, which shattered existing conceptions of the
nature and extent of
American sexual practices.
—DMSMH Glossary (app. 14.7.90)