What underlies the worlds most acclaimed acts of creative genius? By using these historiometric methods, psychologists can enhance our scientific comprehension of the most important phenomena of human behavior - creativity and genius.

Introduction- Robert Albert SOCIOCULTURAL DETERMINANTS 1975: Sociocultural Context of Individual Creativity: A Transhistorical Time-Series Analysis 1984: Artistic Creativity and Interpersonal Relationships Across and Within Generations 1988: Galtonian Genius, Kroeberian Configurations, and Emulation: A Generational Time-Series Analysis of Chinese Civilization BIOGRAPHICAL DETERMINANTS 1976: Biographical Determinants of Achieved Eminence: A Multiprivate Approach to the Cox Data 1991: Emergence and Realization of Genius: The Lives and Works of 120 Classical Composers 1991: Latent-Variable Models Posthumous Reputation: A Quest for Galton's G. 1992: Leaders of American Psychology, 1879-1967: Career Development, Creative Output, and Professional Achievement AGE AND CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY 1977: Creative Productivity, Age, and Stress: A Biographical Time-Series Analysis of 10 Classical Composers 1989: The Swan-Song Phenomenon: Last-Works Effects for 172 Classical Composers 1991: Career Landmarks in Science: Individual Differences and Interdisciplinary Contrasts AESTHETIC ORIGINALITY AND SUCCESS 1980: Thematic Fame, Melodic Originality, and Musical Zeitgeist: A Biographical and Transhistorical Content Analysis 1990: Lexical Choices and Aesthetic Success: A Computer Content Analysis of 154 Shakespeare Sonnets

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