Alphonse Kann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alphonse Kann

French art collector

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1870

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1948

Profession: art collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Alphonse Kann (14 March 1870 – 1948) was a prominent French art collector of Jewish heritage.
He was a childhood playmate and adult friend of the writer Marcel Proust, who incorporated several of Kann's features into the character Charles Swann (in Swann in Love).