Chapman Cohen (1 September 1868 – 4 February 1954) was a leading English atheist and secularist writer and lecturer.
Chapman Cohen was the elder son of Enoch Cohen, a Jewish confectioner, and his wife, Deborah (née Barnett). He attended a local elementary school but was otherwise self-educated.[1] He had read Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Berkeley, and Plato by the time he was eighteen.[2]
Cohen recalled that he had "little religion at home and none at school",[3] as he was withdrawn from Religious Instruction classes.
Cohen and his wife had two children; a son (who entered the medical profession) and a daughter, who died at the age of 29.[4]
On his death, The Times printed a short obituary of Cohen, which said:
He was the author of many books setting forth the freethought philosophy of life, which had a large sale, and he was outstanding as a forthright, witty and courteous debater and lecturer.[5]
Chapman Cohen was the elder son of Enoch Cohen, a Jewish confectioner, and his wife, Deborah (née Barnett). He attended a local elementary school but was otherwise self-educated.[1] He had read Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Berkeley, and Plato by the time he was eighteen.[2]
Cohen recalled that he had "little religion at home and none at school",[3] as he was withdrawn from Religious Instruction classes.
Cohen and his wife had two children; a son (who entered the medical profession) and a daughter, who died at the age of 29.[4]
On his death, The Times printed a short obituary of Cohen, which said:
He was the author of many books setting forth the freethought philosophy of life, which had a large sale, and he was outstanding as a forthright, witty and courteous debater and lecturer.[5]
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