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Dr. Karl Köller (credited with discovering anesthetic effects of cocaine), was challenged to a duel after having to suffer through an anti-semitic attack on his person, in 1885, Vienna. Were Jewish men of the time at higher risk for ending up in a duel, thanks to anti-semitic moods in the society?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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