Back to peopleLeopold von Sacher-MasochKnown forWritingBornJanuary 27, 1836DiedMarch 9, 1895Place of birthLemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]BiographyLife and careerLeopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name.Filmography1 filmsAll1Crew1Venus in Fur2013Novel