David Levi Elkan

David Levi Elkan (1808-1865) was a Jewish German engraver.[1]

Active in Cologne as a book illustrator and artist, he worked on the Cologne Cathedral.[2] During the 1848 Revolution, he was active in the Cologne national guard, fighting for emancipation along with many other Jews.[3]

References

Hirsch, Emil G.; Deutsch, Gotthard; Wolf, Albert (1906). "Engraving and Engravers". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
Wacker, Bernd; Lauer, Rolf, eds. (2008). Der Kölner Dom und 'die Juden' (2, rev. ed.). Cologne: Kölner Domblatt. ISBN 978-3-922442-93-6.
Kober, Adolf (1948). "Jews in the Revolution of 1848 in Germany". Jewish Social Studies. 10 (2): 135–64. JSTOR 4615300.

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[je-1] Hirsch, Emil G.; Deutsch, Gotthard; Wolf, Albert (1906). "Engraving and Engravers". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

[2] Wacker, Bernd; Lauer, Rolf, eds. (2008). Der Kölner Dom und 'die Juden' (2, rev. ed.). Cologne: Kölner Domblatt. ISBN 978-3-922442-93-6.

[3] Kober, Adolf (1948). "Jews in the Revolution of 1848 in Germany". Jewish Social Studies. 10 (2): 135–64. JSTOR 4615300.