Researching Carl Pohl
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 80 people with the Pohl surname? In that year Pohl was ranked number 3499 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Carl means "Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Carl Pohl on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Carl Pohl and the Pohl Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pohl Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Pohl family tree.
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Pohl Forums
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Some Famous People called Carl Pohl
Carl Ferdinand Pohl
Anton Carl Ferdinand Pohl (6 September 1819 - 28 April 1887) was a German-Austrian music historian, archivist, and composer.
Pohl was born in Darmstadt. He attended high school in his hometown and studied to be an engraver. At the same time he took music lessons with Christian Heinrich Rinck. In 1841 he went to Vienna and continued his education with Simon Sechter. From 1849 to 1855, he worked as an organist at the Protestant church in Gumpendorf. He then traveled. In 1866 he took over the post of archivist of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.
As a music writer, he produced books about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Among his friends was Johannes Brahms, whom he encouraged to compose the Haydn Variations (Op. 56).
He died in Vienna. His estate is located at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.
Source: Carl Ferdinand Pohl, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Pohl
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