Alphonse Kahn

Alphonse Kahn (December 9, 1864 in Kolbsheim (Alsace) – May 25, 1927 in Paris[1]) was a French businessman.

Biography

Alphonse Kahn was born in Kolbsheim, (Alsace, France) on December 9, 1864 to Salomon Kahn et Rosalie (Rosa) Kahn.[2] His wife was named Georgette.[3]

On December 13, 1893, Kahn joined forces with his Alsatian cousin Théophile Bader to create the general partnership Alphonse Kahn & Cie, which operated the first store, Aux Galeries Lafayette, which opened at 1 rue La Fayette in Paris in January 1894.[4][5] this was the beginning of what was to become the Galeries Lafayette Group.[6]

Although Kahn retired from administration and operational management in 1912, he remained a shareholder and shared the chairmanship of the board of directors with Théophile Bader until his death in 1927.[7]

Kahn is buried in the Montparnasse cemetery (division 30).

See also

• Galeries Lafayette
• Theophile Bader
• History of the Jews in Alsace

References

1. Acte de décès (avec date et lieu de naissance) à Paris 17^e, vue 3/21.
2. "Alphonse Kahn". geni_family_tree. 9 December 1864. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
3. "Georgette Kahn". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
4. "JForum.fr : Histoire Juive des Galeries Lafayette -". 2013-04-23. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
5. "Ginette Moulin et sa famille - Les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France". Challenges (in French). 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
6. "The remarkable history of Galeries Lafayette". Come to Paris. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
7. Marzel, Shoshana-Rose (2004). "Théophile Bader, co-fondateur des Galeries Lafayette". Archives Juives. 37 (2): 135–138. doi:10.3917/aj.372.0135. ISSN 0003-9837.

External links

• Théophile Bader  
• Base Léonore