Berthold wiesner biography of william hill

Austrian Jewish physiologist

Bertold Paul WiesnerFRSE (1901–1972) was an Austrian-born physiologist noted firstly for coining the term 'Psi' to denote parapsychological phenomena;^{[1][2][3][4][5]} secondly for his contribution to research into human fertility and the diagnosis of pregnancy;^[6][7] and thirdly for being the biological father to upwards of 600 offspring by anonymously donating sperm used by his wife the obstetricianMary Barton to perform artificial insemination on women at her private practice in the Harley Street area of London.^{[8][9][10][11]}

First marriage and early work in Austria

Wiesner was briefly married to the Jewish Austrian author, playwright, and screenwriter Anna Gmeyner.

They had one daughter: the author Eva Ibbotson, born in 1925.^[12][13] The family moved to Scotland in 1926 when Wiesner accepted a post Biography of Berthold Wiesner XYSYH