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2 unusual facts about Albert von Schrenck-Notzing


Algolagnia

In 1892, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing introduced the term algolagnia to describe "sexual" masochism, to differentiate it from Fere's earlier term called "algophilia"; Schrenck-Notzing's interpretation was that algolagnia involved lust, not love as Fere interpreted the phenomenon.

Schrenk

Albert von Schrenck-Notzing (1862– 1929), German physician, psychiatrist, and psychic researcher



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