6 July 1861 Death of Ephraim Cohen/Sir Francis Palgrave, UK scholar, lawyer and public servant #otdimjh
by Mary Dawson Turner (nÈe Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips, etching, 1823
Sir Francis Palgrave, FRS, born Francis Ephraim Cohen, (July 1788 – 6 July 1861) was an English archivist and historian. He is best known for his work at the Public Record Office and his numerous publications.
Bernstein notes:
Palgrave (Cohen), Sir Francis, born in London, July 1788, died there July 6th, 1861, son of Mayer Cohen, a member of the London Stock Exchange. He was an infant prodigy. At the age of eight he made a translation of Homer’s “Battle of the Frogs” into French, which was published by his father (London, 1796). He embraced Christianity, and married a daughter of Dawson Turner, the historian. He was called to the bar in 1827, devoting himself to pedigree cases. In 1832 he published “The Rise and…
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