L. D. Classen von Neudegg
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L. D. Classen von Neudegg was a Holocaust survivor who was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp because of his homosexuality. He wrote about his experiences in 1954 in the German magazine Humanitas
. His account is one of the most significant records of the experience of homosexuals during the holocaust.
Humanitas
The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae ,...
. His account is one of the most significant records of the experience of homosexuals during the holocaust.
See also
- Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust