Karl-Maria Kertbeny
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Date of birth | February 28,1824 |
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Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Vienna |
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Date of died | January 23,1882 |
Died | Budapest |
Hungary | |
Place of burial | Fiume Road Graveyard, Budapest, Hungary |
Known for | gay rights |
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ID | 982844 |
About Karl-Maria Kertbeny
Karl-Maria Kertbeny or Károly Mária Kertbeny was an Austrian-born Hungarian journalist, memoirist, and human rights campaigner. He is best known for coining the words heterosexual and homosexual. The Benkert family moved to Budapest when he was a child—he was equally at home in Austria, Germany and Hungary.