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Edgar J. Kaufmann

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American businessman (1885-1955)

United StatesFoundersLived 1885 to 1955 · aged 69
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Edgar Jonas Kaufmann was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh.

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Kaufmann's department store in downtown Pittsburgh, designed by Charles Bickel in 1898, with an addition done by Janssen & Abbott in 1913Kaufmann's department store in downtown Pittsburgh, designed by Charles Bickel in 1898, with an addition done by Janssen & Abbott in 1913Fallingwater, 2013Fallingwater, 2013Kaufmann Desert House, 2017Kaufmann Desert House, 2017

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Edgar Jonas Kaufmann was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh. He is also known for commissioning two modern architectural masterpieces, Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, designed by Richard Neutra.

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Lived 1885 to 1955 · aged 69
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