Shere Hite

Shere Hite (born as Shirley Diana Gregory; November 2, 1942 – September 9, 2020) was an American and a German feminist and sexologist. She was known for her research on women's orgasms. The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality was published in 1976. The report is Hite's most famous work.

Shere Hite
Born	Shirley Diana Gregory (1942-11-02)November 2, 1942 Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2020(2020-09-09) (aged 77) London, England, U.K.
Nationality	German
Citizenship	German (formerly American)
Alma mater	University of Florida
Known for	Research pertaining to female sexuality
Scientific career
Fields	Sexology

Early life

Hite was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. She received her masters degree in History from the University of Florida in 1967. She then moved to New York City.

Personal life

In 1985 Hite married Friedrich Horicke, a German concert pianist.^[1] The couple divorced in 1999.

She moved to Germany in 1989 and became a German citizen in 1996. She isn't an American citizen anymore.

Hite died on September 9, 2020 in London from problems caused by Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, aged 77.^[2]