Abraham Abramson

Abraham Abramson

Abraham Abramson (1752 or 1754, Potsdam – 28 July 1811, Berlin) was a Prussian coiner and medallist.Though born Jewish, he later converted to Christianity. [cite web
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Son of the coiner Jacob Abraham, he created most of the famous medals of Prussia of the time. He depicted among others Kant, Lessing, Mendelssohn, Wieland, Sulzer and Euler.

References

ources

* "Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie" - [http://mdz2.bib-bvb.de/~adb/ online version]

External links

* [http://www.uni-mainz.de/~kant/kfs/ikonographie/medaille_muenze_plakette.html Some coins by Abraham Abramson in the memorial of Kant]


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