What is Shere Hite?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Shere Hite |birth_date = {{birth date|1942|11|2}} |birth_place = [[Saint Joseph, Missouri]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|9|9|1942|11|2}} |death_place = [[London]], England, U.K. |birth_name = Shirley Diana Gregory |image =Shere Hite.jpg |citizenship = German (formerly American) |nationality = German |field = [[Sexology]] |work_institutions = |alma_mater = [[University of Florida]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = Research pertaining to female sexuality |prizes = }} '''Shere Hite''' (born as '''Shirley Diana Gregory'''; November 2, 1942 &ndash; September 9, 2020) was an American and a [[Germans|German]] [[feminist]] and [[sexologist]]. She was known for her research on women's [[orgasm]]s. ''The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality'' was published in 1976. The report is Hite's most famous work. ==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/image.cfm?c_id=8&gal_cid=8&gallery_id=138312|title=Parnell's country estate on water's edge|date=7 October 2013|publisher=|via=www.nzherald.co.nz|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181441/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/image.cfm?c_id=8&gal_cid=8&gallery_id=138312|url-status=dead}}%</ref> The couple [[divorce]]d 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 disease|Alzheimer's]] and [[Parkinson's disease]], aged 77.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weaver|first=Matthew|url=https://www.theguardian.com