William Howell Masters

Doctor

Birthday December 27, 1915

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Ohio

DEATH DATE Feb 16, 2001 (85)

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About

Masters and Johnson gynecologist researcher who led breakthrough research on the human sexual response and sexual disorders between 1957 and 1990.

Before Fame

He received his medical degree from University of Rochester Medical School.

Trivia

The show Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love was based on his research.

Family Life

He had children with his first wife, Elizabeth Ellis Masters, and later married and divorced Virginia Eshelman Johnson.

Associated With

The television show Masters of Sex, starring Michael Sheen , is based on a book about Master's research.