Cecília Wohl
Hungarian philanthropist
About Cecília Wohl
Lived 1862 – 1939 (aged 76–77). Cecília Wohl was a Hungarian and Russian salonnière and literature organizer.
Cecília Wohl (, , aka Cecil Wohl; 1862, Vilnius – 5 September 1939, Budapest district 1) was a Lithuanian-Viennese master, Budapestian salonist known as "Cecil mama", a daughter of the senior teacher of Jewish history at the Vilna rabbinic seminary Osher Leyzerovich Vol, and the mother of Karl Polanyi and Michael Polanyi.
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Who was Cecília Wohl?
Hungarian philanthropist
When was Cecília Wohl born?
Cecília Wohl was born in 1862 in Vilnius.
When did Cecília Wohl die?
Cecília Wohl died on 5 September 1939 in Budapest.
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Cecília Wohl was a salonnière and literature organizer.
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Cecília Wohl was Hungarian and Russian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cecília Wohl. https://biography.guide/cecilia-wohl/
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