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Paul Nikolaus Cossmann

1869 – 1942

German writer and journalist

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About Paul Nikolaus Cossmann

Lived 1869 – 1942 (aged 73). Paul Nikolaus Cossmann was a writer, journalist, resistance fighter, editing staff and opinion journalist.

Paul Nikolaus Cossmann (6 April 1869 – 19 October 1942) was a German journalist.

Biography Born in Baden-Baden into a Jewish family, his parents were cellist Bernhard Cossmann and his wife Mathilde Hilb, the daughter of a Karlsruhe merchant. He never married. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1905 and subsequently was a devout practitioner of the faith.

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Important facts

Born

6 April 1869, Baden-Baden, Moscow

Birth century

19th century

Died

19 October 1942, Theresienstadt concentration camp, Terezín

Occupation

Writer, journalist, resistance fighter, editing staff, opinion journalist

Nationality

German Reich

People in Paul Nikolaus Cossmann's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Bernhard Cossmann

1822 – 1910

Musician

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Paul Nikolaus Cossmann's

Adolf Fick

1829 – 1901

Physiologist

Norman Macleod Ferrers

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

1832 – 1901

Historian of cartography

Frequently asked questions

Who was Paul Nikolaus Cossmann?

German writer and journalist (1869-1942)

When was Paul Nikolaus Cossmann born?

Paul Nikolaus Cossmann was born on 6 April 1869 in Baden-Baden, Moscow.

When did Paul Nikolaus Cossmann die?

Paul Nikolaus Cossmann died on 19 October 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp, Terezín.

What was Paul Nikolaus Cossmann's occupation?

Paul Nikolaus Cossmann was a writer, journalist, resistance fighter, editing staff and opinion journalist.

What nationality was Paul Nikolaus Cossmann?

Paul Nikolaus Cossmann's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Paul Nikolaus Cossmann

· Wikidata: Q92372

· DBpedia: Paul Nikolaus Cossmann

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