Nahum Cohen

Born| (1863-08-23)August 23, 1863
Died| January 27, 1893(1893-01-27) (aged 29)
Yekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Pen name| Naumov

Nahum Cohen (Russian: Наум Коган, Hebrew: נחום כהן; August 23, 1863 – January 27, 1893), also known by the pseudonym Naumov (Наумов), was a Russian writer and journalist.

## Biography

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Nahum Cohen was raised in Nikopol where he attended the local kheder, afterwards studying at the gymnasium in Kherson. He then pursued studies at the Kharkov Veterinary Institute [uk], but left after falling ill with a nervous system disorder and being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Upon his release, he briefly returned to his hometown and established a school there.[1]

His health continued to deteriorate, resulting in a lung disease. In 1888 he relocated to Crimea, where he worked as a private teacher and contributed to various local periodicals, especially to the Krym and Krymski Vyestnik.[1] His acclaimed ghetto story, V Glukhom Myestechkye ('In a Dull Townlet'), published first in Vestnik Evropy (November 1892), would later appear also in book form (Moscow, 1895).

He died in Yekaterinoslav in 1893 at the age of 29.

## References

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; Wiernik, Peter (1903). "Cohen, Nahum (pseudonym, Naumov)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4\. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 153.

1. ^ a b Богуш, Павло. "Наум Коган (Наумов) (1863–1893)". Еврейский Мир Украины (in Ukrainian). Retrieved July 13, 2023.

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