Albert Kahn (architect), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Kahn (architect)

American architect

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1869

Place of Birth: Rhaunen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1942

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Albert Kahn (March 21, 1869 – December 8, 1942) was the foremost American industrial architect of his day.
He is sometimes called the "architect of Detroit".
In 1943, the Franklin Institute awarded him the Frank P.
Brown Medal posthumously.
Many of Albert Kahn's personal working papers and construction photographs are housed at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library.
His personal working library, the Albert Kahn Library Collection, is housed at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI.
The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian house most of the family's correspondence and other materials.