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W. H. R. Rivers

William Halse Rivers Rivers (12 March 1864 – 4 June 1922) was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist known for treatment of First World War officers suffering shell shock. Rivers' most famous patient was the war poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death.

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Known for
1898 Torres Strait Islands expedition · Experiments on nerve regeneration with Henry Head · Treating soldiers during the First World War who had shell shock
Alma mater
St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
Awards
Honorary M.A from the University of Cambridge, 1897 · Croonian Lecturer, 1906 · Royal Medal, 1915
Born
William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864-03-12)12 March 1864 Chatham, Kent, England
Died
4 June 1922(1922-06-04) (aged 58) Cambridge, England
Doctoral students
Charles Samuel Myers · William McDougall · John Layard · Robert H. Thouless · William James Perry

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Family background

Early life

Life as a ship's surgeon

Beginnings of career in psychology

Torres Straits expedition

"A Human Experiment in Nerve Division"

Great War

Post war

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W. H. R. Rivers

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Edges200
Triples70
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related to External links · 18
W. H. R. Rivers → AnthropologyThe Rivers CentreTorres Straits, Archived, Cambridge Museum, Essay, Everything, Find, Grave, HistoricismViewing Notes, Internet Archive, March, Project GutenbergWorks, Relatives, Rivers, The Ethnographer's Eye, Torres Straits, Wayback MachineSound, William Rivers, Works
related to background · 17
W. H. R. Rivers → Cambridge, Chatham, Church, Constitution Hill, Elizabeth, England, Gunner William Rivers, Henry Frederick Rivers, HMS Victory, Hunt, Kent, Midshipman William Rivers, Nelson's, Notable, Records, Rivers, Royal Navy
Doctoral students · 5
W. H. R. Rivers → Charles Samuel Myers, John Layard, Robert H. Thouless, William James Perry, William McDougall
Fields · 5
W. H. R. Rivers → Anthropology, ethnology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology
Awards · 3
W. H. R. Rivers → Croonian Lecturer, 1906, Honorary M.A from the University of Cambridge, 1897, Royal Medal, 1915
Known for · 3
W. H. R. Rivers → 1898 Torres Strait Islands expedition, Experiments on nerve regeneration with Henry Head, Treating soldiers during the First World War who had shell shock
Workplaces · 3
W. H. R. Rivers → Craiglockhart War Hospital, University College London, University of Cambridge
Alma mater · 1
W. H. R. Rivers → St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
Born · 1
W. H. R. Rivers → William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864-03-12)12 March 1864 Chatham, Kent, England
Died · 1
W. H. R. Rivers → 4 June 1922(1922-06-04) (aged 58) Cambridge, England

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W. H. R. RiversAlma materSt Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversAwardsHonorary M.A from the University of Cambridge, 18971.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversAwardsCroonian Lecturer, 19061.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversAwardsRoyal Medal, 19151.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversBornWilliam Halse Rivers Rivers (1864-03-12)12 March 1864 Chatham, Kent, England1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDied4 June 1922(1922-06-04) (aged 58) Cambridge, England1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDoctoral studentsCharles Samuel Myers1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDoctoral studentsWilliam McDougall1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDoctoral studentsJohn Layard1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDoctoral studentsRobert H. Thouless1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversDoctoral studentsWilliam James Perry1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversFieldsAnthropology1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversFieldsethnology1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversFieldsneurology1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversFieldspsychiatry1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversFieldspsychology1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversKnown for1898 Torres Strait Islands expedition1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversKnown forExperiments on nerve regeneration with Henry Head1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversKnown forTreating soldiers during the First World War who had shell shock1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversWorkplacesUniversity College London1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversWorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge1.00infobox
W. H. R. RiversWorkplacesCraiglockhart War Hospital1.00infobox

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