Julius Cahn

Julius Alfred Cahn (born January 15, 1872 in Mainz , † December 24, 1935 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German numismatist and coin dealer.

Life

Julius Cahn was a son of the coin dealer Adolph E. Cahn (1839-1918). Erich B. Cahn and Herbert A. Cahn were his nephews.

He attended the Wöhlerschule and the municipal grammar school in Frankfurt until he graduated in 1891. He then studied history , art history and classics at the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität in Strasbourg and the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin (winter semester 1892/93 summer semester 1893) Archeology . In April 1895 he was in Strasbourg with a thesis on "coin and history of the city of Strasbourg in the Middle Ages" Dr. phil. PhD. After a short stay in Rome, where he also worked at the German Archaeological Institute , Cahn joined his father's minting business in 1896, since 1905 he was co-owner with his brother Ludwig (1877–1924), and after his death with his widow Johanna, nee Neuberger (1881-1963).

In addition to his work as a coin dealer, Cahn conducted studies with a focus on German, medieval numismatics. In addition to monographs, he published numerous articles in specialist journals . He was a permanent employee of the Frankfurter Münzzeitung and the Deutsche Münzbl Blätter . His company's coin catalogs are also assigned scientific value.

His book “Der Rappenmünzbund . A study on the history of coins and money in the upper Rhine Valley ». On behalf of the Baden Historical Commission , the first and only volume of a Baden coin history was published in 1911, "Coin and Monetary History of Constance and the Lake Constance Area in the Middle Ages up to the Imperial Coin Act of 1559".

Cahn was a member of the Central German Arts and Crafts Association in which many private collectors came together. In 1935, under pressure from the Nazi regime, the Jewish members were forced to leave. Cahn was one of the few who protested in their resignation letter in October 1935 against the adjustment policy of the board. Cahn died the following December.

Publications (selection)

• Coin and monetary history of the city of Strasbourg in the Middle Ages . Truebner, Strasbourg 1895.
• The medals and plaques of the art collection WP Metzler in Frankfurt am Main . 2 volumes, Joseph Baer & Co., Frankfurt 1898–1903.
• The Rappenmünzbund. A study on the history of coins and money in the upper Rhine Valley . Winter, Heidelberg 1901 (digitized version)
• Coin and monetary history of Constance and the Lake Constance area in the Middle Ages up to the Imperial Coin Act of 1559 . Part 1: Constance and the Lake Constance area in the Middle Ages . Winter, Heidelberg 1911 (digitized version)
• The right of Germany to Alsace-Lorraine (= Kraft zum Siege booklet 14). Central Office for the Dissemination of Good German Literature, Bad Nassau (Lahn) 1918.

literature

• Herbert A. Cahn : death survey. Julius Cahn †. In: Swiss Numismatic Review . Volume 26, 1937, pp. 318-320 (digitized version )
• Cahn, Julius. In: Wolfgang Klötzer (Ed.): Frankfurter Biographie . Personal history lexicon. First volume: A – L. Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-7829-0444-3 , p. 127.
• Peter Berghaus : a portrait of the numismatist. 30. Julius Cahn. January 15, 1872 Mainz - December 24, 1935 Frankfurt. In: Monetary History News. No. 168, 1995, pp. 185-191.
• JP Divo: Addendum to Numismatists in Portrait. 30. Julius Cahn. In: Monetary History News. No. 170, 1995, p. 293.

Web links

Wikisource: Julius Cahn  - Sources and full texts

• List of publications on www.coingallery.de

Remarks

1. ↑ See ZDB -ID 536439-5 .
2. ↑ See ZDB -ID 223715-5 .
3. ↑ See, for example, his contribution The Bracteatenfund from Freckleben in Anhalt. In: The Ducal Anhalt coin collection in Dessau. Part 1: Coins of the Middle Ages (including the Freckleben find) and coins of the European states (outside the Roman-German Empire). Auction ... July 15, 1931, Frankfurt am Main. Catalog No. 70, Adolph E. Cahn, Frankfurt am Main 1931, p. 1ff. (Digitized version)
4. ↑ Thomas Bauer: "With deep regret and sincere thanks". The Central German Arts and Crafts Association during National Socialism. Kunstgewerbeverein in Frankfurt am Main eV, Frankfurt am Main 2016, pp. 40–41 ( digitized version (PDF; 2.1 MB) ).