Markens was born in New York City, the son of Elias Markens, a linguist and Orientalist. Isaac Markens was educated in the public schools of his native city. He became a merchant, and afterward private secretary to Railway Commissioner Albert Fink.
Subsequently he entered the journalistic field, and wrote for the New York Commercial Advertiser and the Mail and Express. In 1888 he published The Hebrews in America, a series of historical and biographical sketches of value as being the first of their kind on American Jewish history.
Markens was for several years secretary to the board of arbitration of the Joint Executive Committee of Eastern and Western Railways. He died, aged 82, in 1928.
Historian Isaac Markens Correspondence with Fellow Historian, Ida Tarbell January 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Shapell Manuscript Foundation
January 01, 1970
isaac, markens, october, 1846, august, 1928, jewish, american, writer, born, 1846, october, 1846new, york, yorkdiedaugust, 1928, markens, born, york, city, elias, markens, linguist, orientalist, educated, public, schools, native, city, became, merchant, afterw. Isaac Markens October 9 1846 August 1928 1 was a Jewish American writer Isaac MarkensBorn 1846 10 09 October 9 1846New York New YorkDiedAugust 1928 Markens was born in New York City the son of Elias Markens a linguist and Orientalist Isaac Markens was educated in the public schools of his native city He became a merchant and afterward private secretary to Railway Commissioner Albert Fink Subsequently he entered the journalistic field and wrote for the New York Commercial Advertiser and the Mail and Express In 1888 he published The Hebrews in America a series of historical and biographical sketches of value as being the first of their kind on American Jewish history Markens was for several years secretary to the board of arbitration of the Joint Executive Committee of Eastern and Western Railways He died aged 82 in 1928 References edit New York Times August 1928 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Singer Isidore et al eds 1901 1906 Markens Isaac The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls External links editHistorian Isaac Markens Correspondence with Fellow Historian Ida Tarbell Archived January 13 2015 at the Wayback Machine Shapell Manuscript Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isaac Markens amp oldid 1138060470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
