Christian Wilhelm von Dohm

Christian Wilhelm von Dohm.

Christian Wilhelm von Dohm (11 December 1751 – 29 May 1820) was a German historian and political writer.

Dohm was born in Lemgo on 11 December 1751. Although a Christian, he was a staunch advocate for Jewish emancipation. In 1781, at the suggestion of his friend Moses Mendelssohn, Dohm published a two-volume work entitled Über die Bürgerliche Verbesserung der Juden ("On the Civil Improvement of the Jews"), which argued for Jewish political equality on humanitarian grounds. It was widely praised by the Jewish communities in Berlin, Halberstadt, and Surinam.

Dohm died on his estate near Nordhausen on 29 May 1820.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Dohm, Christian Wilhelm Von". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.