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William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, ( – ) was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work treating World War I officers who were suffering from shell shock. Rivers's most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death. Rivers was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and is also notable for his participation in the Torres Straits expedition of 1898 and his consequent seminal work on the subject of kinship.

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  • W. H. R. Rivers
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  • William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, ( – ) was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work treating World War I officers who were suffering from shell shock. Rivers's most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death. Rivers was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and is also notable for his participation in the Torres Straits expedition of 1898 and his consequent seminal work on the subject of kinship.
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Prizes
  • Croonian Lecturer, 1906
  • Royal Medal, 1915
  • Honorary M.A from the University of Cambridge, 1897
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Birth Date
  • 1864-03-12(xsd:date)
Residence
  • Kent, London and Cambridge
death place
  • Evelyn Nursing Home, Cambridge
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Name
  • W. H. R. Rivers
Caption
  • Photograph of Rivers taken by Henry Maull
Alma mater
Birth Place
  • Chatham, Kent
death date
  • 1922-06-04(xsd:date)
Known For
  • 1898(xsd:integer)
  • Treating soldiers during World War I who were suffering from shell shock
  • Experiments on nerve regeneration with Henry Head
Signature
  • W.H.R Rivers Signature.jpg
Nationality
  • English
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  • William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, ( – ) was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work treating World War I officers who were suffering from shell shock. Rivers's most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death. Rivers was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and is also notable for his participation in the Torres Straits expedition of 1898 and his consequent seminal work on the subject of kinship.
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