Havelock Ellis

Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 – 8 July 1939), was a British physician, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He published works on a variety of sexual practices and inclinations, including transgender psychology. He is credited with introducing the notions of narcissism and autoeroticism, later adopted by psychoanalysis. He served as president of the Galton Institute and, like many intellectuals of his era, supported eugenics., p. 412

Attitudes towards homosexuality and masturbation were altered by the publications of Havelock Ellis.Ellis, Havelock 1890. The new spirit. London: Bell.Ellis, Havelock  18971928. Studies in the psychology of sex. 7 vols, London. The French edition had 19 volumes.Ellis, Havelock and J.A. Symonds 1897. Sexual Inversion. London. Ellis was the first person to say in print that masturbation was normal, and did not cause any medical problems. He was co-author of the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897. His work, with others, prepared the way for the later sexual revolution.

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