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)