Rudolf Cohn Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains some personal documents of and official correspondence to Rudolf Cohn, but is mainly composed of published and unpublished manuscripts.
The correspondence in folder 2 is primarily official regarding his membership in the board of the synagogue community of Königsberg and his position at the university. The published manuscripts in folder 4 are primarily from various professional medical journals and include three articles by Hugo Wiener, A. Magnus-Levy, and Wilhelm Wiechowski. The manuscripts in folders 5 and 6 are all handwritten, with the exception of one typed lecture entitled "Über die Funktion des Lebers." The manuscripts deal with health, nutrition, and chemistry.
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1971
Creator
- Cohn, Rudolf, 1862-1938 (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
Born in Schneidemühl (now Pila, Poland) on April 23, 1862, Cohn studied medicine, receiving his doctorate at the University of Königsberg in 1886. He was a lecturer and assistant professor at Königsberg, specializing in pharmacology and physiological chemistry, and also continued in private medical practice. Cohn emigrated to Palestine in 1933 and died there in 1938.
Extent
6 Folders (+ 1 OS)
Abstract
The collection contains some personal documents of and official correspondence to Rudolf Cohn, but is mainly composed of published and unpublished manuscripts.
Other Finding Aid
The original 4-page German language inventory is available in folder 1.
Subject
- Cohn, Rudolf, 1862-1938 (Person)
- Wiener, Hugo (Person)
- Magnus-Levy, Adolf, 1865-1955 (Person)
- Wiechowski, Wilhelm, 1873-1928 (Person)
- Jaffe, Max, 1841-1911 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Rudolf Cohn Collection, 1886-1971 AR 4055
- 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
