Alfred Binet, French psychologist and author (born 1857)

Alfred Binet

French psychologist, IQ test developer (1857–1911)

Alfred Binet, born Alfredo Binetti, was a French psychologist who together with Théodore Simon invented the first practical intelligence test, the Binet–Simon test. In 1904, Binet took part in a commission set up by the French Ministry of Education to decide whether school…