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.
• Library of Congress, Salt Lake Tribune (1910), "'Chantecler' Play of the Century." states that Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld celebrates a student in his piece called "Die Travestiten".
• Library of Congress, Boletín mercantil de Puerto Rico (1918), "Crónica de Zurich"
• Library of Congress, American Jewish World (1921), "Allegory of Jacob and Laban" describes an anti-Semitic incident against Magnus Hirschfeld.
• Library of Congress, Omaha Daily Bee (1921), "'Talking Cure' Given at Sex Science Institute"
• Library of Congress, The American (1921), "Crimes in Germany Show 500 Per Cent Increase"
• Library of Congress, The Daily Worker (1932), "The Scottsboro Mother in Austria"
• Library of Congress, Indianapolis Times (1935), "Famed Jewish Leader Dies"
• Library of Congress, Evening Star (1935), "Noted Refugee Dies"