Louis Kahn

(1901-1974)

American architect

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Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American architect, based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Born	20 February 1901 Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died	17 March 1974 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S.
Zodiac	Pisces
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