Philipp Hirschfeld [SEP] occupation
Philipp Hirschfeld
Philipp Hirschfeld (born 1 October 1840 in Königsberg, Prussia; died 4 October 1896 in Wannsee, Berlin) was a German chess player and theoretician.
Hirschfeld came from an affluent background. He learned the game as a child in Königsberg, and by the time he went to Berlin in 1859 to study, he was already a very strong player and theoretician. He was in the editorial department of the Deutschen Schachzeitung, where he published analysis of opening theory. During his time in Berlin, he played
Philipp von Eulenburg, who was the Kaiser's best friend, Hirschfeld testified for Harden. In his role as an expert witness, Hirschfeld testified that Moltke was gay and, thus, what Harden had written was true. Hirschfeld — who wanted to make homosexuality legal in Germany — believed that proving Army officers like Moltke were gay would help his case for legalization. He also testified that he believed there was nothing wrong with Moltke.
Most notably, Hirschfeld testified that "homosexuality was part of the plan of nature and creation