Alex Comfort : British Scientist and Physician, Nonfiction Sex Manual Author of the Joy of Sex (1972), Gerontologist, Anarchist, Pacifist, and Conscientious Objector

February 10, 1920 — March 26, 2000

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A British scientist and physician known best for his nonfiction sex manual, The Joy of Sex (1972). He was an author of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as a gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, and conscientious objector.

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February 10, 1920

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March 26, 2000

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