# Joseph Karge

> Joseph Kargé was a Polish insurgent and American military officer and educator. He was involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions in Poland and was sentenced to death. He fled to France, then England, and arrived in New York City in 1851 as a political refugee. Having studied at the University of Breslau and the University of Berlin, he taught classes in classical literature and foreign languages until the Civil War.

*Polish-American military officer and educator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Born:** 1823-07-04
- **Died:** 1892-12-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joseph Kargé was a Polish insurgent and American military officer and educator. He was involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions in Poland and was sentenced to death. He fled to France, then England, and arrived in New York City in 1851 as a political refugee. Having studied at the University of Breslau and the University of Berlin, he taught classes in classical literature and foreign languages until the Civil War.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.2
- **Momentum:** 0.6

## Sources
- [Joseph Kargé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Karg%C3%A9)
- [Joseph Kargé](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Karg%C3%A9)
- [Józef Karge](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Karge)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15984124)

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