Herman Musaph
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Herman Musaph (7 January 1915 – 18 November 1992) was a Dutch
holocaust survivor, psychiatrist
, dermatologist and sexologist.
Musaph was born in Amsterdam
. He studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam. In 1977 Musaph became Professor of Medicine at the University of Utrecht. He wrote various works on dermatology
.
Musaph founded the Dutch Society for Sexual Reform
and he wrote the "Handbook of Sexology". He was the winner of the Magnus Hirschfeld Medal
in 1990. The Herman Musaph Foundation for Psychodermatology is named in his honor.
Herman was married to Rosetta Andriesse and had no children.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
holocaust survivor, psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
, dermatologist and sexologist.
Musaph was born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. He studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam. In 1977 Musaph became Professor of Medicine at the University of Utrecht. He wrote various works on dermatology
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
.
Musaph founded the Dutch Society for Sexual Reform
Dutch Society for Sexual Reform
The Dutch Society for Sexual Reform is a Dutch organization known by the acronym NVSH . The NVSH was founded in 1946, as the successor of the Dutch Neo-Malthusian League, a birth control organisation which opened the first birth control clinic in the world in 1881, in Amsterdam...
and he wrote the "Handbook of Sexology". He was the winner of the Magnus Hirschfeld Medal
Magnus Hirschfeld Medal
The Magnus Hirschfeld Medal is awarded by the German Society for Social-Scientific Sexuality Research for outstanding service to sexual science, granted in the categories "Sexual Research" and "Sexual Reform"...
in 1990. The Herman Musaph Foundation for Psychodermatology is named in his honor.
Herman was married to Rosetta Andriesse and had no children.
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See also
- R. C. Musaph-Andriesse