Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935)

Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14th 1868 to May 14th 1935) was a researcher on sex, venereal disease, sexuality, and gender.

Institute for Sex Research (1919-1933)

Hirschfeld's founding and leadership in Germany with the Institute for Sex Research (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) was renowned for its progressive attitudes towards queer and transgender communities. It was plundered and closed under the Nazi government as it was deemed "Jewish, social-democratic, and immoral".

Related Pages

• Hirschfeld Research

Cited In

• Die Sexuelle Frage (1905)
• The Intermediate Sex (1908)

Sources

1. German Digital Library (Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek), "Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Bestand)"
2. German Digital Library (Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek), "Institut für Sexualwissenschaft"

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• Library of Congress, The Oakes Times (1908), "Royalty Implicated" reports on Magnus Hirschfeld testifying in a libel lawsuit in Germany.