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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Biography

Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name.

Known For Writing

Birthday Jan 27, 1836 (190 years old)

Place of Birth Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

Also Known As Charlotte Arand, Zoë von Rodenbach, Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch