Heinrich Hössli

Heinrich Hössli (6 August 1784 – 24 December 1864), sometimes written as Hößli, was a Swiss hatter and author.

The Greeks' love of men'; 2 vols., 1836, 1838) surveyed references to same-sex love in ancient Greek literature and more recent research, and was one of the first works in the 19th century that defended love between men.

[1][2] Hössli was born on 6 August 1784 in Glarus in Switzerland, the oldest of 14 children, to hatter Hans Jakob Hössli (1758–1846) and Margreth Vogel (1757–1831).

Back in Glarus he worked as hatter and also started a business in trading women's clothing.

In 1811 he married Elisabeth Grebel, and had two sons, who emigrated to the United States.