Claudia hirschfeld biography

ByMarina Manoukian

Had history transpired differently, Magnus Hirschfeld's work could've had lasting worldwide influence on sexology and gender studies.

His early research could've been a springboard for contemporary theories and understandings.

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But neither Hirschfeld nor his research got the chance to survive. Hirschfeld's sexological work was already controversial during his own time, and when the Nazis took power in 1933, they did their best to destroy any trace of his research.

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Many say that Hirschfeld himself died of a broken heart after witnessing the destruction of his Institute for Sexual Science in newsreel footage while in self-exile in Paris. His life's work on topics such as homosexuality, gender, and abortion went up in flames, and thousands of irreplaceable photographs, artifacts, and medical records were lost.

While Hirschfeld may be considered incredibly progressive for his time, h