Ludwig Adolf Cohn Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains certificates, diplomas, notes, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials relating to Adolf Cohn.
Except for some 1968 correspondence related to Cohn family history, all documents are original material from Cohn's lifetime. In additional to some biographical clippings regarding Cohn, folder 3 also contains several clippings related to other Cohn family members. Folder 4 contains a booklet of celebratory songs for the anniversary of Dr. Abraham Geiger as Rabbi in Breslau. The 1846 Statues of the Verein für Geschichte und Alterthum Schlesiens are also in folder 4.
Dates
- 1846-1968
Creator
- Cohn, Adolf, 1834-1871 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Ludwig 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.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains certificates, diplomas, notes, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials relating to Adolf Cohn.
Separated Material
Adolf Cohn's journals have been catalogued and digitized separately as ME 91.
- Christian converts from Judaism
- Cohn, Adolf, 1834-1871
- Cohn, Fritz Theodor, 1864-1936
- Cohn, Käthe
- Cohn, Wilhelm
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Geiger, Abraham, 1810-1874
- Gesellschaft der Freunde (Breslau)
- Jewish historians
- Legal documents
- Verein für Geschichte und Alterthum Schlesiens
- Viebig, Clara, 1860-1952
- Title
- Guide to the Ludwig Adolf Cohn Collection, 1846-1968 AR 3891
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- March 21, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
