Person
Havelock Ellis
British physician and psychologist, writer, and social reformer
Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 – 8 July 1939), is a British physician and psychologist, writer, and social reformer who studies human sexuality.
He is co-author of the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also publishes 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.
Like many progressive thinkers of his era, he supports eugenics and serves as president of the Galton Institute.