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William Halse Rivers Rivers

English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist (1864-1922)

  • Fame51.1
  • Momentum9.3
  • Wikipedia1.7K
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Lived 1864–1922, aged 58
AcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    16 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1864–1922
    Aged 58
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-17

William Halse Rivers Rivers 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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Momentum9.3
Historical13.6
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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