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The Einstein of Sex (also known as: The Einstein of Sex – Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld, German title: Der Einstein des Sex) is a 1999 German film by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the life of the Jewish doctor, sexologist, and gay socialist Magnus Hirschfeld.
Jun 2, 2017 · He also gained international renown for his radical research on the biology of sexual orientation. “He was, in the 1930s, touring the world lecturing about sexuality in China and India,” says co-host Annie Minoff. “The American press actually called him the ‘Einstein of sex.’”
Dec 17, 2021 · Als Homosexueller, Jude und Sozialist muss Magnus in den 30er Jahren fliehen. Der „Einstein des Sex“ ein Spitzname, der ihm von amerikanischen Journalisten während seines Aufenthalts in Los Angeles gegeben wird stirbt 1935 in Nizza. (Text: arte)
May 26, 2017 · His fame became so great that he became known as the “Einstein of Sex.” His goal was to prove, scientifically, that homosexuality was rooted in biology—and thus liberate gay men and lesbians from oppressive German laws.
Nov 11, 2019 · A hundred years ago, Hirschfeld made headlines around the world as Germany’s “Einstein of Sex.” In the summer of 1919, he opened the pioneering Institute for Sexual Research in the heart of...
Feb 4, 2001 · The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century.
German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld struggles to keep his sexuality clinic open as the Nazis rise to power.
- Comedy, Drama
A gay German Jew living in 19th-century Berlin, Hirschfeld didn’t just champion gay rights — he discovered them. Synopsis. Long before the Stonewall riots, Masters and Johnson or even the Kinsey Report, there was Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld.
The Einstein of Sex is a 1999 German film by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the life of the Jewish doctor, sexologist, and gay socialist Magnus Hirschfeld. The film was shown...
Aug 23, 1999 · By the ’20s, his pioneering Berlin-based institute of sexology is world-famous, but the rise of Nazism forces the middle-aged Hirschfeld (Friedel von Wangenheim) to flee to the U.S., abandoning ...
