deaths
March 9, 1895
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (born 1836)
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian nobleman, writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name, invented by his contemporary, the Austrian psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing. Masoch did not approve of this use of his name.
March 9
March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 297 days remain until the end of the year.