Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Austrian author (1836–1895)

Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (Austrian German: [ˈleːopɔld fɔn ˈsaxɐ ˈmaːsɔx]; 27 January 1836 – 9 March 1895) was an Austrian nobleman, writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name, invented by his contemporary, the Austrian psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing. Masoch did not approve of this use of his name.

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