Signature of Koppelmann Lieben

Signature of Koppelmann Lieben

Lieben, Koppelmann, 1811-1892

This is the signature of Koppelmann (also Kalman) Lieben (1812-1892), a scholar and bibliophile from Prague.

Lieben was a member of the board of the Prague Jewish community and the secretary of the Prague Burial Society (Hevra Kaddisha).

In 1856, with Simon Hock, he published "Gal-Ed," a collection of tombstone inscriptions from the old Prague cemetery. He also published "Die Eroeffnung des zweiten Israelitischen Wolschaner Friedhofes," a collection of 100 biographies of notable individuals buried in Volsany (Wolschan) cemetery in Prague. This work is an invaluable 19th century source for Prague history.

Lieben bequeathed his library to the Jewish Community of Prague, whose collection now resides in the Jewish Museum of Prague. Lieben signed with his Hebrew name, Kalman Lieben.

Lieben, Koppelmann, 1811-1892

Jewish Museum in Prague Library

Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon

Virtual Judaica

Digital Image: Washington University in Saint Louis

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Hebrew

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