Biography of 	Cohn, Isidore MD; East Baton Rouge Parish; now Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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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.