Jeremiah Kohl, the only son of Jewish immigrants moved from Berlin to Leipzig where he met Frida, a History professor at Leipzig University. They lived in Schkeuditz where they raised their three children. One summer, they went on a transatlantic cruise. While crossing the Atlantic, The Endurance collided with a sea vessel and quickly sank. …
Women Astronomers
This painting of a young woman looking through a telescope is by Pietro Rotari, an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Verona. His career took him from place and he died in 1762 at the age of 55 in St Petersburg where he had traveled to paint for the Russian court. …
Notes to Women 