Henry Havelock Ellis

Henry Havelock Ellis

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1859 - 1939

Occupation

Medicine

Description

Physician who specialized in the area of sexuality, co-authoring the first medical textbook on homosexuality 'Sexual Inversion' (1897). Also studied the Transgender phenomenon. President of the Galton Institute. Was married to lesbian Edith Lees. Prolific author on the subject.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.egs.edu/library/havelock-ellis/biography/
• http://john.curtin.edu.au/womenshealth/ellis.html

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