Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Otto was born on February 21, 1867 in Mannheim, Germany, and raised there, by his Jewish parents, Emma (née Eberstadt) and Bernard Kahn. His father had been among the refugees to the United States after the revolution of 1848 and had become an American citizen, but later returned to Germany. Kahn was educated in a gymnasium in Mannheim. Kahn's ambition was to be a musician, and he learned to play several instruments before he
Benjamin Kahn Benjamin Kahn Benjamin Kahn (born 1955) is an Israeli marine biologist and environmental activist. Benjamin (Benjie) Kahn is fighting for the survival of the Red Sea reef, which began dying when giant fish farms were built in 1997, and the cages were spewing tons of uneaten food and excrement onto the reef. Kahn appeared on Time Magazine's list of "Heroes of the Environment" October 2007. Kahn's work has been done largely through Zalul Environmental Association, an environmental non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the seas and rivers in Israel of which he is Chair. Kahn is the founder and CEO of