Cosimo regrets to announce that Professor Cecil Helman, author of the Cosimo/Paraview title The Body of Frankenstein’s Monster: Essays in Myth and Medicine, died on June 15 in London after a short illness. (Read the Guardian’s obituary; and the Independent’s obit.)

Helman, a doctor and medical anthropologist, was the winner of numerous awards author of multiple books.

Cosimo publisher Alexander Dake said, on hearing the news of Helman’s passing:

I met him several times on his New York visits, and was impressed with his humanity and wisdom, as evident in his career from GP to medical anthropologist specialized in different forms of healing worldwide.

Cosimo offers its condolences to Helman’s family and friends.