Cohn, Adolf, 1834-1871
Variant namesLudwig Adolf (Adolph) Cohn was born in 1834 in Breslau. In 1851 he was already studying history at the university, first in Breslau, then in Berlin. His dissertation was written on Heinrich von Löwen. After this dissertation he converted to Christianity and completed his Habilitation (second dissertation required in Germany to become a university professor) in Göttingen in 1857. He published several books in his short life and died in 1871 in Göttingen.
From the guide to the Ludwig Adolf Cohn Collection, 1846-1968, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)
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| creatorOf | Ludwig Adolf Cohn Collection, 1846-1968 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| referencedIn | Weinberger, Ingeborg B. Ingeborg B. Weinberger papers relating to Jews in Leipzig correspondence passports publications poster photographs postcards. | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
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| associatedWith | Cohn, Fritz Theodor | person |
| associatedWith | Cohn, Käthe | person |
| associatedWith | Cohn, Wilhelm | person |
| associatedWith | Geiger, Abraham, 1810-1874 | person |
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| associatedWith | Verein für Geschichte und Alterthum Schlesiens | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Viebig, Clara, 1860-1952 | person |
| associatedWith | Weinberger, Ingeborg B. | person |
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Death 1871
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