Henry Havelock Ellis
(1859-1939), Physician and psychologistLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 17 portraits
Psychologist, physician and pioneer in the scientific study of sex, Havelock Ellis was the author of Studies in the Psychology of Sex (7 volumes, 1897-1928) which was banned in Britain but published in the USA. His book Sexual Inversion, co-written by John Addington Symonds, was the first medical textbook on homosexuality. One of the first scientists to investigate the effect of psychedelic drugs, Havelock Ellis was also an advocate for sex education, birth control and women's suffrage.
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