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| Born | 27 January 1836 Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire (present-day Lviv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 9 March 1895 (aged 59) Lindheim near Altenstadt, German Empire |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Notable works | "Venus in Furs" |
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (27 January 1836 – 9 March 1895) was an Austrian writer and journalist, who became famous for his romantic stories about Galician life. The word masochism comes from his name.
During his lifetime, Sacher-Masoch was known as a thinker who supported socialist and humanist ideas in his writing, both his stories and his letters. Most of his works have not been translated into English. The novel Venus in Furs is the only one of his books that can be commonly found in English.