Wolfgang Bernhard Fränkel
Wolfgang Bernhard Fränkel (Bonn, 11 November 1795; Elberfeld - 5 March 1851) was a German physician and writer. He participated in the Napoleonic wars, starting 1812 in the Napoleoneon army, later as a lieutenant in the anti-Napoleon-coalition. Later he studied at the gymnasium and the University of Bonn and became doctor of medicine in 1824. He then became a physician in Elberfeld until his death. 1840 he converted to the Christian religion. His son was the physician and professor
Works[]
- Ueber die wichtigsten Gegenstände des ehelichen Lebens, Elberfeld und Barmen 1829
- Die Flechten und Ihre Behandlung, Elberfeld 1830
- Das Bekenntniss des Proselyten, das Unglück der Juden und Ihre Emancipation in Deutschland, Elberfeld 1841
- Die Unmöglichkeit der Emancipation der Juden im Christlichen Staat, Elberfeld 1841
- Die Rabbiner-Versammlung und der Reform-Verein, Elberfeld 1844
Links[]
- Article in the Jewish Encyklopedia 1906
- online edition of Das Bekenntnis des Proselyten
Categories:
- 1795 births
- 1851 deaths
- 19th-century German physicians
- University of Bonn alumni
- 18th-century German Jews
- German male writers
- German medical biography stubs