death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date known_for notable_works spouse image article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
26 march 2000 oxfordshire , england , uk london , england alex comfort 10 february 1920 research and study of human sexual behaviour the of sex -lrb- 1974 -rrb- the new joy of sex joy -lrb- 1991 -rrb- of sex -lrb- 1972 -rrb- more joy ruth harris jane henderson alex comfort.jpg alex comfort
 medicine alexander comfort author british physician gerontologist psychiatry professor university of cambridge university of london
alex comfort

alexander comfort , mb bchir -lrb- 10 february 1920 -- 26 march 2000 -rrb- was a british scientist and physician best known for his nonfiction sex manual , `` the joy of sex '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- .
he was an author of both fiction and nonfiction , as well as a gerontologist , anarchist , pacifist , and conscientious objector .
