Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Harry Benjamin
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Related Questions
Read Next
Aspirin pills.
7 Drugs that Changed the World
Photo of the antacid Tums
How Do Antacids Work?
Blackboard inscribed with scientific formulas and calculations in physics and mathematics
The World Science Festival’s Pioneers in Science
Aerial view of Berlin skyline panorama with Grosser Tiergarten public park on a sunny day with blue sky and clouds in summer, Germany.
13 Buildings That Tell Berlin’s Story
People wearing surgical masks (also called face mask or medical masks or safety masks) walk through the city center of Milan, Italy on Feb. 23, 2020. Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic
How Do Face Masks Control the Spread of Disease?
Discover
Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History
Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept
Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms

Harry Benjamin: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Harry-Benjamin
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born January 12, 1885 • Berlin • Germany
Died August 24, 1986 (aged 101) • New York City • New York
Subjects Of Study human sexual activity • transsexuality
William H. Masters
American physician
Rebecca Lee Dorsey
American physician
Joycelyn Elders
Joycelyn Elders
American physician and government official
Andrew V. Schally
Andrew V. Schally
American endocrinologist
Pincus, Gregory
Gregory Pincus
American endocrinologist
Magnus Hirschfeld
Magnus Hirschfeld
German physician
Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis
British essayist and physician
Karl Augustus Menninger
American physician
Charles Horace Mayo
American physician
Frank Jobe
American orthopedic surgeon
William Worrall Mayo
American physician
William Claire Menninger
American physician
William James Mayo
American physician
Carl Cori
American biochemist
Charles Frederick Menninger
American physician
William B. Castle
American physician
Charles William Mayo
American physician
Gerty Cori
American biochemist
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist
Hans Bethe.
Hans Bethe
American physicist