Ellis, Havelock (1859-1939), was a British writer and psychologist. His writings did much to promote the scientific study of normal adult sexuality. Ellis’ most important work is his seven-volume Studies in the Psychology of Sex (1897-1928). In it, he tried to be both scientific and aesthetic in his approach to psychology.
Henry Havelock Ellis was born on Feb. 2, 1859, in Croydon, now part of London. He studied medicine and worked for a time as a physician. In his The World of Dreams (1911), Ellis used a psychoanalytic method to study his own dreams (see Psychoanalysis). Ellis’ works include The Philosophy of Conflict and Other Essays (1919) and The Dance of Life (1923). He died on July 8, 1939.
