Ian Deary

Ian J. Deary OBE FBA FRSE FMedSci
Deary in 2019
Born	(1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 70)
Nationality	Scottish
Alma mater	The University of Edinburgh
Known for	Research on intelligence, personality, ageing, and cognitive epidemiology
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology, Medicine, Epidemiology, Genetics, Behavior Genetics, Neuroscience
Institutions	The University of Edinburgh
Doctoral advisor	Chris Brand

Ian John Deary OBE,^[1] FBA, FRSE, FMedSci (born 1954) is a Scottish psychologist (also dual trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist) known for work in the fields of intelligence, cognitive ageing, cognitive epidemiology, and personality.

Deary is Professor of Differential Psychology at The University of Edinburgh. He is former Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology and co-Director of the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre.