Karl Heinrich Ulrichs and the early sexologists
I am thinking of doing some writing around Karl Heinrich Ulrichs and would be interested in hearing from others interested in this early pioneer - in particular WRT to his communications with the scientists of his day.
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Post ReplyDear Douglas,
I'm not sure he actually communicated with scientists of his day - I believe he was rather monomaniacal - but he did read their work and used it to his own advantage (much to the displeasure of other then gay activists). He was familiar, for example, with an extensive discussion in entomology about same-sex copulation in cockchafers. I just finished a chapter on this discussion, which includes a few pages on Ulrichs. I can send you a copy if you're interested.
Best wishes,
Pieter R. Adriaens
Thanks all! Ross, I have printed off your article!
Pieter, Ulrichs wrote to quite a number of leading forensic psychiatrists of his day and ended up having a correspondence with Krafft-Ebing over several decades (though we only know of that because Krafft-Ebing refers to it in a letter and is quoted by Ulrichs). He was a bit of a monomaniac though may have tried to involve others. By "other then gay activists" I presume you mean Kertbeny? Or did you mean people other THAN gay activists? I'd be interested though in your chapter.