About Anton Fahne
Lived 1805 – 1883 (aged 77). Anton Fahne was a German author, historian, writer, genealogist and jurist.
Anton F. Fahne (28 February 1805 – 12 January 1883) was a German author, jurist, genealogist and historian.
Fahne was born in Münster and studied medicine at the University of Bonn and law at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He produced several genealogical and local historical writings. Fahne helped to found the Historischen Verein für den Niederrhein (Historical Society of the Lower Rhine) in 1854.
Fahne died in Düsseldorf. He was buried at the Gerresheimer Waldfriedhof in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim. His estate manages the Historical Archive of the City of Cologne.
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German author and historian (1805–1883)
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Anton Fahne was born on 28 February 1805 in Münster.
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Anton Fahne died on 12 January 1883 in Düsseldorf.
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Anton Fahne was an author, historian, writer, genealogist and jurist.
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Anton Fahne was German.
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