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Apart from sexology, did Hirschfeld have other professional areas of expertise?
Yes, in philosophy and philology
No
Yes, in archaeology and palaeontology
Yes, in theology and astrophysics
Answer
Magnus Hirschfeld, a German sexologist, was also a philosopher and philologist. In philosophy, he was influenced by Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, and he developed his own theories about the nature of sexuality. In philology, he was a specialist in the study of ancient Greek and Latin languages.
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