Editing J. Philippe Rushton (section)

==Later life and career==
Rushton taught at [[York University]] in Canada from 1974 to 1976 and the [[University of Toronto]] until 1977. He moved to the [[University of Western Ontario]] and was made full professor (with tenure) in 1985. He received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.<ref>[http://psychology.uwo.ca/faculty/rushton_bio.htm J. Philippe Rushton, Ph.D. - Bio Sketch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420083407/http://psychology.uwo.ca/faculty/rushton_bio.htm |date=2008-04-20 }}, University of Western Ontario</ref><ref>[http://www.charlesdarwinresearch.org/JPRvitae.htm J. Philippe Rushton: Curriculum Vitae] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518083518/http://www.charlesdarwinresearch.org/JPRvitae.htm |date=2005-05-18 }}, Charles Darwin Research Institute</ref> His controversial research has sparked political debates, and [[Ontario Premier]] [[David Peterson]] called Rushton a racist. In 2005, ''[[The Ottawa Citizen]]'' described Rushton as the most famous university professor in Canada.<ref name=Duffy/>

He published more than 250 articles and six books, including two on altruism, and one on scientific excellence, and co-authored an introductory psychology textbook.<ref>Roediger, H. L. III., Rushton, J. P., Capaldi, E. D., & Paris, S. G. (1984). ''Psychology''. Boston: Little, Brown. (1987, 2nd Edition)</ref> He was a signatory of the opinion piece "[[Mainstream Science on Intelligence]]."<ref name="gottfredson">Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). "Mainstream Science on Intelligence". ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', p A18.</ref><ref>[http://www.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/1997mainstream.pdf  "Mainstream Science on Intelligence: An Editorial With 52 Signatories, History, and Bibliography,"] Linda S. Gottfredson, University of Delaware.</ref>

Rushton died of cancer on October 2, 2012, at the age of 68.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=644735 | title=John Philippe Rushton - Obituaries - London, ON - Your Life Moments}}</ref><ref name=globeobit>{{cite news | last = Allemang | first = John
| title =  Philippe Rushton, professor who pushed limits with race studies, dead at 68  
| newspaper = The Globe and Mail | location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | date = November 2, 2012
 | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/philippe-rushton-professor-who-pushed-limits-with-race-studies-dead-at-68/article4901806/?page=all
| access-date = 2012-11-25}} updated November 3, 2012.</ref>