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Philippe Kahn

French entrepreneur, camera phone inventor
Person human Q1373386

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 16, 1952
Place of birth
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[6]
Occupation
entrepreneur, computer scientist
Educated at
ETH Zurich, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, University of Côte d'Azur[7][8][9]
Mother
Claire Monis[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[13][14]
Family name
Kahn[11]
Given name
Philippe[12]
Name in native language
Philippe Kahn[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Philippe Kahn ar فيليب خان ja フィリップ・カーン ru Кан, Филипп ru Филипп Кан uk Філіп Кан zh 菲利普·康
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000390460053
VIAF cluster ID
284098597
Library of Congress authority ID
n86133517
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Philippe Kahn.JPG ↗
CONOR.SI ID
8592739
Discogs artist ID
2088433
Europeana entity
agent/base/157054
Freebase ID
/m/07pq7s
MusicBrainz artist ID
bba50a5c-af59-4cbe-bc04-130baef87d4a
PM20 folder ID
pe/009042
Prabook ID
703733
SNAC ARK ID
w6d91q7v
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvVB9tdRytdBwkTK7rbd

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
ETH Zurich, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, University of Côte d'Azur
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Occupation 2
entrepreneur, computer scientist
Country of citizenship 1
France
Family name 1
Kahn
Founded entities 1
Borland
Instance of 1
human
Mother 1
Claire Monis
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Parent of 1
Claire Monis
Place of birth 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Philippe Kahn was born on March 16, 1952[1], in Paris[2]. He has worked as an entrepreneur[3] and computer scientist[4].

FAQs

Where was Philippe Kahn born?

Philippe Kahn's place of birth was Paris[2].

Who were Philippe Kahn's parents?

Philippe Kahn's mother was Claire Monis[5].

What did Philippe Kahn do for work?

Philippe Kahn worked as an entrepreneur[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Philippe Kahn go to school?

Philippe Kahn was educated at ETH Zurich[7], University of Nice Sophia Antipolis[8], and University of Côte d'Azur[9].

Related Entities

computer scientist entrepreneur France

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1952-03-16T00:00:00Z
    Library of Congress authority ID → n86133517
    Commons category → Philippe Kahn
    Isni → —
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