William Masters

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William Masters
Born
William Howell Masters

(1915-12-27)December 27, 1915
Hamilton College
University of Rochester Medical Center
Spouses
Elizabeth Ellis
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(m. 1942; div. 1971)​
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(m. 1971; div. 1993)​
Geraldine B. Oliver
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(m. 1993)​
Children2

William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) was an American gynecologist and the senior member of the Masters and Johnson human sexuality research team. Along with his partner Virginia E. Johnson, he pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunctions and disorders from 1957 until the 1990s.

Early life

Born in

University of Rochester Medical School, from which he received his medical degree. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, and became a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1942, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Ellis,[1] who was known as Libby or Betty.[2] The couple had two children.[3][4]

Career

Sexological research

Main article: Masters and Johnson

Relationship with Virginia Johnson

Masters met Virginia E. Johnson in 1957 when he hired her as a research assistant to undertake a comprehensive study of human sexuality. Masters divorced his first wife, Elizabeth Ellis Masters, to marry Johnson in 1971. Masters and Johnson eventually divorced over two decades later but continued their professional collaboration.

Death

William Masters suffered complications from Parkinson's disease and died in Tucson, Arizona, on February 16, 2001.[5] Masters's second wife, Virginia Johnson, died in July 2013. Dr. Masters was survived by two children from his marriage to Elizabeth Ellis: Sarah Masters Paul, and William Howell Masters III.[5] He was a church-going Episcopalian and a registered Republican.[6]

The American

cable network Showtime debuted Masters of Sex, a dramatic television series loosely based on the 2009 biography of the same name, on September 29, 2013. The series stars Michael Sheen as Masters and Lizzy Caplan
as Virginia Johnson.

Sheen has stated in an interview that he does not know what the real Bill Masters was like and he was doing his own interpretation in his portrayal of him.

References

  1. ^ "William Masters" (Obituraries), The Telegraph (London), 19 Feb 2001. Retrieved 1 Oct 2014
  2. ISBN 0465044999, 9780465044993. Length 424 pages. (page
    )
  3. ^ Ann T. Keene., "Masters, William Howell", American National Biography Online, October 2008 Update., Access Date: Wed Oct 01 2014 14:37:37
  4. ^ Richard Severo, "William H. Masters, a Pioneer in Studying and Demystifying Sex, Dies at 85", New York Times, February 19, 2001. Retrieved 1 Oct 2014
  5. ^
    New York Times
    . Retrieved 2008-07-24. Dr. William H. Masters, who with his co-researcher, Virginia E. Johnson, revolutionized the way sex is studied, taught and enjoyed in America, died Friday at a hospice in Tucson. He was 85 and had lived in retirement since 1994, first in St. Louis and then in Tucson. He suffered complications from Parkinson's disease, said his wife, Geraldine Baker Oliver Masters.
  6. ^ Severo, Richard (19 February 2001). "William H. Masters, a Pioneer in Studying and Demystifying Sex, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
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