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William Halse Rivers Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers Royal Society, FRS Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, FRAI ( – ) was an England, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist known for treatment of First World War officers suffering shell shock, so they could be returned to combat. Rivers' most famous patient was the war poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death. During the early years of the 20th century, Rivers developed new lines of psychological research. He was the first to use a double-blind procedure in investigating physical and psychological effects of consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol, and drugs. For a time he directed centres for psychological studies at two colleges, and he was made a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. He also participated in the Torres Strait Islands expedition of 1898 and his consequent wikt:seminal, seminal work on the subject of kinship. Biography Family backgrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Maull
Henry Maull (1829–1914) was a British photographer who specialised in portraits of noted individuals. Biography Maull was born in Clerkenwell as the son of a tradesman. He married Eliza (b Islington 1831) and became a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1870. Henry Maull formed several partnerships during his career: * 1856 - 8 March 1865: Maull & Polyblank in partnership with George Henry Polyblank. Other sources say it was established in 1854. * 1866-1872: Maull, Henry & Co * 1873-1878: Maull & Co * 1879-1885: Maull & Fox, in partnership with John Fox (1832 - 1907). The studio continued under the original name by others and moved to 200 Gray's Inn Road. It was officially closed on 26 October 1928 and the final creditors' meeting was held on 30 November 1928. The firm was taken over by the Graphic Photo Union, which in turn was taken over by Kemsley Newspapers. Maull operated studios at the following locations: # 62 Cheapside, City of London March 1865 - 1871 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
