Cohn, Isidore MD

Submitted by Mike Miller

Cohn, Isidore, successful New Orleans physician and educator, was born at West Baton Rouge, La., April 9, 1885. His father, Henry Cohn, Jr., was born at Alsace, France, in 1855; mother, Sophie (Farrnbacher) Cohn, was born at Nuremberg, Germany, in 1865, where her father, Jacob Farrnbacher, had gone with his family from Louisiana during the Civil war. Henry Cohn, Jr., came to the United States when 19 years old, at the time when Alsace came into the possession of Germany. He found employment as clerk in a mercantile establishment at Rodney, Miss., but later, moved to Rosedale, La. In 1876 he established himself in West Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge, and has continued so located, being at this time the holder of extensive land interests. Jacob Farrnbacher was born in Germany, came to the United States when a young man, and immediately engaged in business at Baton Rouge, where, with the exception of a short time during the Civil war, he has continued in business to the present time.

Isidore Cohn received his earlier education at a private school conducted by the Misses Fowls and Barlow, at East Baton Rouge, followed by a course at St. Vincent's academy, from which he graduated in 1899. In the fall of the same year he entered Louisiana State university, graduating in 1903 with the degree of B. S. He next entered the medical department of Tulane university, completed the 4-year course in 3 years, and graduated with the degree of M.D. in 1907. During 1905-6 he served as interne in the Shreveport Charity hospital, and as interne at Touro infirmary, 1907-9. In the spring of 1909 he was appointed assistant demonstrator in minor surgery, medical department of Tulane university. In 1911 he was elected clinical assistant in surgery, and in Jan., 1914, was elected junior surgeon on the staff of Touro infirmary. He was again further advanced on the teaching staff of Tulane university to the position of demonstrator and lecturer on minor surgery. Dr. Cohn is a member of the Orleans Parish Medical association, Louisiana State Medical association, American Medical association, Southern Medical association (of which he was secretary, 1913, and vice-chairman, 1914, of the surgical section), Touro Clinical society, St. James lodge, F. & A. M., No. 47, Baton Rouge, La.; Grand Consistory of Louisiana, Jerusalem Temple, Shriners; Y. M. H. A. of Touro infirmary, and I. O. B. B. Religiously, Dr. Cohn is affiliated with the Jewish congregations. April 5, 1910, Dr. Cohn was married to Miss Alsie Waldhom, daughter of Moise and Albertine (Lob) Waldhom, of New Orleans.

Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 105-106. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.