COHEN, PHILIP MELVIN

COHEN, PHILIP MELVIN
COHEN, PHILIP MELVIN (1808–1879), pharmacist and civic leader in Charleston, South Carolina. Cohen, born in Charleston, was the son of Philip Cohen, lieutenant in the War of 1812. During the Second Seminole War Cohen served as surgeon to a detachment of troops in Charleston Harbor (1836). In 1838 he became city apothecary. He was a member of the city board of health (1843–49), and its chairman (1850–54). Cohen was a director of the Bank of the State of South Carolina (1849–55). He was one of the citizens who served as honorary guard at the funeral of John C. Calhoun in 1850. -BIBLIOGRAPHY: A. Elzas, Jews of South Carolina (1905), 189. (Thomas J. Tobias)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Melvin Calvin — Born April 8, 1911 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA …   Wikipedia

  • Paul Cohen (mathematician) — Not to be confused with Paul Cohn. Paul J. Cohen Born April 2, 1934(1934 04 02) Long Branch, New Jersey Died March 23, 2007 …   Wikipedia

  • Marvin L. Cohen — (born Montreal on March 3, 1935) is a Canadian born American physicist. He is a professor of condensed matter physics and materials science at the University of California, Berkeley. Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin studied under John D.… …   Wikipedia

  • Morris Cohen (scientist) — Morris Cohen (November 27, 1911 – May 27, 2005). Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States, Cohen spent his entire career affiliated with MIT. He graduated from his undergraduate degree in 1933, receiving his doctorate three years later, and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation — This list of Nobel laureates by university affiliation shows the university affiliation (either as a student, alumnus or faculty) of winners of the Nobel Prize. Universities are listed in order of number of affiliated Nobel Prize winners, from… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des lauréats du Prix Nobel par Université — Nombre de Lauréats[1] Diplômé de cette université[2] Étudiant ou chercheur de cette université [3] En poste avant ou au moment de la nomination …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des lauréats du Prix Nobel par université — Nombre de Lauréats[1] Diplômé de cette université[2] Étudiant ou chercheur de cette université [3] En poste avant ou au moment de la nomination …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des lauréats du prix Nobel par université — Nombre de Lauréats[note 1] Diplômé de cette université[note 2] Étudiant ou chercheur de cette université[note 3] En poste avant ou au moment de la nomination[n …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Нобелевские премии по университетам — В этой статьей представлен список нобелевских лауреатов по отношению их к различным университетам. Нельзя указать точно, какой из институтов сыграл наибольшую роль в работе, за которую была получена премия. Данный список лишь указывает, как… …   Википедия

  • List of stage names — This list of stage names lists performers alphabetically according to surname (assumed or genuine) and their nickname. Individuals who have dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Also listed are… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”