Karl Borromäus Alexander Sessa
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Born | Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia | December 20, 1786
Died | December 4, 1813 Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia | (aged 26)
Occupation | Physician, playwright |
Language | German |
Karl Borromäus Alexander Sessa (December 20, 1786 – December 4, 1813) was a Prussian physician and playwright, known for his anti-Semitic sentiments.
Biography
Karl Borromäus Alexander Sessa was born in Breslau, Prussia, in 1786. He studied philosophy and medicine at various universities, graduating as doctor of medicine in Frankfort-on-the-Oder in 1807. He subsequently served as a district physician in his hometown.
In addition to composing essays on medical topics and various pieces of poetry and drama, Sessa published anonymously a comedic work titled Die Judenschule ('The Jewish School'), presumably in response to the
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard (1905). "Sessa, Karl Borromäus Alexander". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 206.
- ISBN 978-0-19-973316-3.