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David Levi Elkan (1808–1865) was a Jewish German engraver.

Active in Cologne as a book illustrator and artist, he worked on the Cologne Cathedral. During the 1848 Revolution, he was active in the Cologne national guard, fighting for emancipation along with many other Jews.

References

1. Hirsch, Emil G.; Deutsch, Gotthard; Wolf, Albert (1906). "Engraving and Engravers". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. Wacker, Bernd; Lauer, Rolf, eds. (2008). Der Kölner Dom und 'die Juden' (2, rev. ed.). Cologne: Kölner Domblatt. ISBN 978-3-922442-93-6.
3. Kober, Adolf (1948). "Jews in the Revolution of 1848 in Germany". Jewish Social Studies. 10 (2): 135–64. JSTOR 4615300.

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