Other Work and Interests
Apart from endocrinology and sexology, he worked on life extension and would now also be described as a gerontologist. Benjamin himself lived to be 101.
Benjamin was married to Gretchen, to whom he dedicated his 1966 major work, for 60 years.
In 1979 the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association was formed, using Benjamin's name by permission. It has recently changed its name to The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, but still reveres its links to Harry Benjamin.
Should not be confused with Harry Benjamin (1896-1967) the London-born naturopath and author of Better Sight Without Glasses (1929), etc..
Read more about this topic: Harry Benjamin
Famous quotes containing the words work and/or interests:
“Some are “industrious,” and appear to love labor for its own sake, or perhaps because it keeps them out of worse mischief; to such I have at present nothing to say. Those who would not know what to do with more leisure than they now enjoy, I might advise to work twice as hard as they do,—work till they pay for themselves, and get their free papers.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)