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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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Richard von Krafft-Ebing, the famed 19th century encyclopedist of sexual practices, called homosexuality a "degenerative sickness.
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Elaborate psychiatric theories were created to imply a scientific basis for, and to justify the oppression of, individuals with different erotic interests (see Freud & Strachey, 1976; von Krafft-Ebing, 1886/1965).
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