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Krafft-Ebing

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Krafft-E·bing  (krftbng, kräftbng), Baron Richard von 1840-1902.
German psychiatrist noted for his work Psychopathia Sexualis (1886), a collection of case studies of sexual deviance.
Krafft-Ebing (German) [ˈkraftˈeːbɪŋ]
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(Biographies / Krafft-Ebing, Richard, Baron von (1840-1902) M, German, SCIENCE: neurologist, MEDICINE: psychiatrist) Richard (ˈrɪçart), Baron von Krafft-Ebing. 1840-1902, German neurologist and psychiatrist who pioneered the systematic study of sexual behaviour in Psychopathia Sexualis (1886)
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Noun1.Krafft-Ebing - German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902)
Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Richard von Krafft-Ebing


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As early as 1886, von Krafft-Ebing (1886/1965) discussed sexual desire as a powerful "physiological law" that arose jointly from cerebral activity (e.
Sexual desire in later life by Sill, Morgan / The Journal of Sex Research
In Vienna, Berta Zuckerkandl was a modern-art evangelist who knew everyone from Krafft-Ebing and Klimt to Schnitzler and Mahler.
Shmooze who by Lieberman, Rhonda / Artforum International
1) Despite their voluntary and altruistic participation, some homosexual men later wrote letters to Krafft-Ebing objecting to their vulgar characterization in his work and indicating that they had been unaware of the researcher's negative assessment of them.
Cultural sensitivity and research involving sexual minorities by Wayne, Linda D. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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