Dec. 6, 1887
in Líbeznice, Czechia
July 10, 1965
in New York City, USA
As can be seen from his name, Otto Kohn came from a Jewish family. In the Czech Republic, he designed numerous buildings with his brother Karl. Due to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, he fled with his family to Quito, Ecuador. There he continued his work as an architect and taught architecture at the university. At the end of the war, he moved to the USA with his family. It is often mentioned that he is the biological father of the Czech movie director Miloš Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest).
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Buildings
Prague (Praha), Czechia
Molochov
Prague (Praha), Czechia
Veverkova 1
Staré Splavy, Czechia
Rindler