Wolfgang Bernhard Fränkel

Wolfgang Bernhard Fränkel (Bonn, 11 November 1795; Elberfeld - 5 March 1851) was a German physician and writer. He participated in the Napoleonic wars, starting 1812 in the Napoleoneon army, later as a lieutenant in the anti-Napoleon-coalition. Later he studied at the gymnasium and the University of Bonn and became doctor of medicine in 1824. He then became a physician in Elberfeld until his death. In 1840 he converted to the Christian religion. His son was the physician and professor Bernhard Fränkel.

• Ueber die wichtigsten Gegenstände des ehelichen Lebens, Elberfeld und Barmen 1829
• Die Flechten und Ihre Behandlung, Elberfeld 1830
• Das Bekenntniss des Proselyten, das Unglück der Juden und Ihre Emancipation in Deutschland, Elberfeld 1841
• Die Unmöglichkeit der Emancipation der Juden im Christlichen Staat, Elberfeld 1841
• Die Rabbiner-Versammlung und der Reform-Verein, Elberfeld 1844

• Article in the Jewish Encyklopedia 1906
• online edition of Das Bekenntnis des Proselyten

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