Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

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Born on January 27, 1836 (189 years old)

Passed Away on March 09, 1895

From Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

Known for Writing

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.