Fahne (28 February 1805 – 12 January 1883) was a German author, jurist, genealogist and historian.
Fahne was born in MĂĽnster and studied medicine at the University of Bonn and law at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
He produced several genealogical and local historical writings.
Fahne helped to found the Historischen Verein fĂĽr den Niederrhein (Historical Society of the Lower Rhine) in 1854.Fahne died in DĂĽsseldorf.
He was buried at the Gerresheimer Waldfriedhof in DĂĽsseldorf-Gerresheim.
His estate manages the Historical Archive of the City of Cologne.
It is a common mistake that Anton Fahne and Friedrich von Uechtritz are the same person.
Author: T. Janssen, Repro Marie-Luise Carl Source: Anton Fahne, Schloss Roland, seine Bilder-Gallerie und Kunstschätze, Cöln und Bonn, 1853. License: CC-PD-Mark PD Old