Philip Aaron
Philipp Liepmann Elieser Aaron (* 1703 in Frankfurt (Oder) , † August 22, 1787 in Schwerin ) was a German medalist and die cutter .
From 1739 Philipp Aaron was court engraver in Schwerin, from 1750 to 1787 he was employed as court coat of arms and stamp maker at the Schwerin Mint, where his brother Abraham Aaron had also worked since 1771 . He signed PA , such as around 1749/50 medals on Duke Christian Ludwig II.
His younger brother Nathan Aaron (Joseph Naphta, 1705–1773) was first court Jew in Dömitz with Duke Karl Leopold , was appointed to the royal seat of Schwerin in 1749, where he competed with the long-established family of Ruben Hinrichsen , and became head of the newly developing Jewish community, which had a rabbi.
literature
- Aaron (family of medalists, die cutters and gemstone cutters) 3 . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 17 f.
Single receipts
- ↑ http://www.norbertfrancke.de/PDF/Familiennamen.pdf
- ↑ The Jews of Schwerin. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Aaron, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aaron, Philipp Liepmann Elieser (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medalist and die cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt (Oder) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1787 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |