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Albert Kahn

Born: 21-Mar-1869
Birthplace: Rhaunen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Died: 8-Dec-1942
Location of death: Detroit, MI
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, MI

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Architect

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Detroit architect, factory designer

Father: Joseph Kahn (rabbi)
Mother: Rosalie Cohn
Brother: Julius Kahn (civil engineer)
Wife: Mary Ernestine Krolik ("Ernestine", m. 14-Sep-1896, three daughters, one son)
Daughter: Lydia
Son: Edgar
Daughter: Ruth
Daughter: Rosalie

    Albert Kahn Associates Founder (1902)
    Nettleton, Kahn, and Trowbridge Partner (1896-1902)
    Mason and Rice (1884-96)
    John Scott and Associates Apprentice
    American Institute of Architects

Selected edifices:
Temple Beth-El, Detroit (1902)
General Motors Building (1919)
University of Michigan Hospital (1920)
Detroit Free Press Building (1925)
Fisher Building (1928)
Ford River Rouge Plant (1930)
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1941)






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