Historedia
Person

Eduard Cohen

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1842–1846

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Eduard Cohen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Great fire of Hamburg destroys a third of the city centre

    1842–1846

    Role: Owner of cigar factory where fire started

    1. 1842-1846 · HamburgReconstruction and Reinsurance

      A Technical Commission established a reconstruction plan proposed by William Lindley. The disaster prompted the creation of the first reinsurance company, Kölnische Rück.

    2. 5-8 May 1842 · DeichstraßeFire Outbreak at Deichstraße

      The Great Fire began in Eduard Cohen's cigar factory on Deichstraße in the early morning of 5 May 1842. A neighbor alerted the night watch around 1 a.m.

    3. 5-8 May 1842 · AltstadtExtent of Destruction

      The fire destroyed about one-third of the buildings in the Altstadt, including 1,700 residences, seven churches, two synagogues, sixty schools, and public buildings.

Sources

  1. Great fire of Hamburg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14