Alexander Crailsheim

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Alexander Crailsheim (* 18th May 1806 in Frankfurt am Main , † 8. September 1880 ibid ) was a physician and politician of the Free City of Frankfurt .

Alexander Crailsheim was the son of the Jewish mathematician Abraham Crailsheim (1769–1840) and his wife Golda Rindskopf. He studied medicine and was awarded a Dr. med. PhD. He then lived as a general practitioner in Frankfurt am Main. On October 25, 1848, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of the Free City of Frankfurt . With him, Heinrich Schwarzschild and Carl Leopold Goldschmidt , three Jews belonged to the assembly. He was elected to the Legislative Body in 1850 .

literature

  • Paul Arnsberg : The history of the Frankfurt Jews since the French Revolution. Volume III: Biographical lexicon of the Jews in the areas: science, culture, education, public relations in Frankfurt am Main . Eduard Roether Verlag, Darmstadt 1983, ISBN 3-7929-0130-7 , p. 529.
  • Cilli Kasper-Holtkotte: News in the West: Migration and its Consequences: German Jews as Pioneers of Jewish Life in Belgium, 18./19. Century, 2003, ISBN 9789004131095 , p. 177, online
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 100.

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SURNAME Crailsheim, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Politician Free City of Frankfurt
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1880
Place of death Frankfurt am Main