Havelock Ellis Quotes


At the present day the crude theory of the sexual impulse held on one side, and the ignorant rejection of theory altogether on the other side, are beginning to be seen as both alike unjustified.


Citations

Ellis, Havelock. Studies in the Psychology of Sex. F.A. Davis Company, 1900.

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Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis
  • Born: February 2, 1859
  • Died: July 8, 1939
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Physician, Eugenicist, Writer

Henry Havelock Ellis was an English physician, eugenicist, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He co-wrote the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published works on a variety of sexual practices and inclinations, as well as on transgender psychology. He is credited with introducing the notions of narcissism and autoeroticism, later adopted by psychoanalysis.