David Levy Elkan
David Levy Elkan was active in Cologne as a book illustrator and artist, he worked on the Cologne Cathedral. During the 1848 Revolution, he was active in the Cologne national guard, fighting for emancipation along with many other Jews.
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David Levy Elkan
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- Born
- 1808 · Cologne.
- Died
- 1865 · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- draftsperson · caricaturist · artist · painter · printmaker
- Languages
- German
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David Levy Elkan was active in Cologne as a book illustrator and artist, he worked on the Cologne Cathedral. During the 1848 Revolution, he was active in the Cologne national guard, fighting for emancipation along with many other Jews.
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1808
David Levy Elkan was born in 1808 at Cologne.
1865
David Levy Elkan died in 1865 at Cologne.
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- 1.Beatrix Bouvier: Karl Marx: Bildnis und Ikone. APuZ vom 5. Mai 2017, abgefragt am 19. April 2022.
- 2.Mario Kramp, Sascha Pries, Rita Wagner (Hrsg.) Revolution! Dem Maler Wilhelm Kleinenbroich zum 200. Geburtstag. S. 70.
- 3.Ausstellung im Deutschen Historischen Museum. Berlin wird marxistisch. Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 9. Februar 2022, abgefragt am 19. April 2022.
- 4.Mörike im Spiegel seiner Briefe von Verlegern, Herausgebern und Redakteuren; S. 165
- 5.Jürgen Fritsch, Günter Leitner: Friedhöfe in Köln – Mitten im Leben. Jürgen Fritsch-Verlag, Köln 2003, ISBN 3-936333-01-7. S. 323.
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David Levy Elkan is recorded as draftsperson, caricaturist, artist, painter and printmaker.
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1836
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