ALEKSANDER KOGAN

ALEKSANDER KOGAN (1875-1951)

            A Russian-Jewish writer, he was born in Riga.  He graduated from the history and biology faculties of St. Petersburg University.  Until 1923 he lived in Russia, later in Berlin and Paris, where he survived WWII.  He co-edited Milgroym (Pomegranate) (Berlin, 1922-1924).  He died in Paris.

[Additional information from: Berl Kagan, comp., Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers (Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers) (New York, 1986), col. 467.]