Born in Richmond, Virginia.Nephew of Jacob I. Cohen and brother of Jacob Jr. and Mendes. Graduate of University of Maryland in 1823. Phy

sician specializing in eye diseases. Professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of Maryland. He served on the Baltimore city council. He died in Baltimore. Between 1840 and 1865 he collected documents relating to colonial history and the American Revolution. His collection was sold at auction by the American Art Association Anderson Galleries, Inc. January 15, 1930. Lot 194 of the sale was a group of 2700 pieces of colonial and continental paper money and related documents. The lot realized $8250 and sold to Israel Sack of New York.

bio: American Medical Biographies, 1920

profile: NUM 43 Feb 1930 pages 86-88; Jewish Notables in America 1776-1865 (in ABA)