Background
Gustav Cohn was born on the 12th of December 1840 at Marienwerder, in West Prussia.
Gustav Cohn was born on the 12th of December 1840 at Marienwerder, in West Prussia.
Gustav Cohn was educated at Berlin and Jena universities.
In 1869 Gustav Cohn obtained a post at the polytechnic in Riga, and in 1875 was elected a professor at the polytechnic at Zurich. In 1873 he went to England for a period of study, and as a result published his Untersuchungen Uber die englische Eisenbahnpolitik (Leipzig, 1874 - 1875). In 1884 he was appointed professor of political science at Gottingen.
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