Paul Popenoe

Paul Popenoe
Popenoe in 1915
Born
Paul Bowman Popenoe

(1888-10-16)October 16, 1888
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1979(1979-06-19) (aged 90)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Betty Stankowitch
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(m. 1920; died 1978)​

Paul Bowman Popenoe (October 16, 1888 – June 19, 1979) was an American marriage counselor, eugenicist and agricultural explorer. He was an influential advocate of the compulsory sterilization of mentally ill people and people with mental disabilities, and the father of marriage counseling in the United States.

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