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- Birth nameNorman Rufus Colin Cohn
- Norman Cohn was born on January 12, 1915 in Dulwich, London, England, UK. He was married to Marina Voikhanskaya and Vera Markovna Broido. He died on July 31, 2007 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- SpousesMarina Voikhanskaya(December 10, 2004 - July 31, 2007) (his death)Vera Markovna Broido(September 3, 1941 - February 11, 2004) (her death, 1 child)
- He read ancient and modern languages, including medieval Latin, Greek, and Old French at Oxford University. He joined the army in 1939 when WWII began. After the war, he was stationed in Vienna as a military intelligence officer. There, he saw firsthand the effects of Nazism and Stalinism.
- He was a historian who studied the links between apocalyptic Medieval sects and modern-day genocide. He wrote that Nazism and Communism used the same popular mythology as earlier movements such as the flagellants.
- Father of author Nik Cohn.
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