Irving Kahn, Student Of Benjamin Graham, Dies At Age 109

Rupert Hargreaves

Published onFebruary 26, 2015

Updated on May 13, 2021

Irving Kahn the world renowned value investor and assistant of Benjamin Graham, whose longevity enabled him to profit from the market crash in 1929, has died. He was 109.

Irving Kahn’s death was announced today in the New York Times and first reported by Larry Arnold of Bloomberg News.

Irving Kahn's career

Irving Kahn was co-founder and chairman of Kahn Brothers Group Inc., a broker-dealer and investment adviser with about $1 billion under management. Up until age 108 he still commuted three times a week to the firm’s Madison Avenue office.

Born Dec. 19,...

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Rupert Hargreaves

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha

Irving Kahn, Student Of Benjamin Graham, Dies At Age 109

Irving Kahn's career

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