Lotte Cohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lotte Cohn

German Israeli architect

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1893

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1983

Profession: architect

Nationality: Germany, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lotte Cohn (1898-1983) was a German Israeli architect and pioneer in the development of Israeli architecture.Recha Charlotte Cohn was born on August 20, in Charlottenburg, Berlin to Bernhard and Cäcilie Cohn.
In 1912 Cohn matriculated at the Technical University of Berlin; she graduated from the university's faculty of architecture in 1916, as one of the first women to do so. In 1921 Cohn moved to Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine with her sisters.
In the city, she worked in the office of architect Richard Kauffmann.
Much of Cohn's work during this period focused on the development of a distinct Israeli architectural style.In 1929, Cohn left Kauffmann's office, founding her own firm, where she remained until her retirement in 1968. Lotte Cohn died in Tel Aviv on April 7, 1983.