Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld

Magnus Hirschfeld

Country

Germany

Birth - Death

1868 - 1935

Occupation

Activist

Description

Physician and sexologist. Gay rights pioneer, argued for the rights of homosexuals after Oscar Wilde's trial. Continuously attempted to overturn anti-homosexual laws in Germany which classified homosexuality as abnormal and a disease. Fame as a scientific investigator of sexuality through his writings and lectures.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/hirschfeld_m.html
• http://www.stonewallsociety.com/famouspeople/magnus.htm
• http://www.hirschfeld.in-berlin.de/index.html

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