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Bernhard Bauer

1882 – 1942

Austrian gynecologist

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About Bernhard Bauer

Lived 1882 – 1942 (aged 59). Bernhard Bauer was an Austrian gynecologist, physician writer and writer.

Bernhard Adam Bauer (5 June 1882 – 29 April 1942) was an Austrian gynecologist and writer on women.

Woman (1927), dealing with "female sexual anatomy and methods of achieving sexual satisfaction, was an immediate hit in England and was frequently reprinted". Komödiantin—Dirne? linked the role of actress with that of prostitute, tracing the history of the profession to indecent erotic dances in Greek drama, and arguing actresses were characterised by both infantilism and exhibitionism.

Works Weib und Liebe; Studie über das Liebesleben des Weibes. Wien, Leipzig, W. Braumüller . Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul as Vol. 1. of Women and Love, New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Wie bist du, Weib? : Betrachtungen über Körper, Seele, Sexualleben und Erotik des Weibes. Wien: Rikola, 1923. Translated by E. S. Jerdan and Norman Haire as Woman, a treatise on the anatomy, physiology, psychology and sexual life of woman, London: Cape, 1926. Reprinted as Vol. 2 of Women and Love, New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Komödiantin—Dirne? der Künstlerin, Leben und Lieben im Lichte der Wahrheit. Wien: Fiba-Verlag, 1927

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Bernhard Adam Bauer

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Who was Bernhard Bauer?

Austrian gynecologist (1882-1942)

When was Bernhard Bauer born?

Bernhard Bauer was born on 5 June 1882 in Vienna.

When did Bernhard Bauer die?

Bernhard Bauer died on 29 April 1942 in Vienna.

What was Bernhard Bauer's occupation?

Bernhard Bauer was a gynecologist, physician writer and writer.

What nationality was Bernhard Bauer?

Bernhard Bauer was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernhard Bauer

· Wikidata: Q4894150

· DBpedia: Bernhard Bauer (gynaecologist)

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