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A. Alfred Taubman

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A. Alfred Taubman · Economics & Business

What

Pioneering shopping-mall developer who reshaped American retail architecture; owner of Sotheby's auction house.

When

1924, Pontiac, Michigan, United States — 2015, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

Where

Michigan and New York, United States

Biography

A. Alfred Taubman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Pioneering shopping-mall developer who reshaped American retail architecture; owner of Sotheby's auction house.

How & why

A. Alfred Taubman, the son of Jewish immigrants, was an American real-estate developer who pioneered the modern enclosed shopping mall and reshaped American retail architecture. He built major malls across the country and became the owner and chairman of the Sotheby's auction house. He was also a noted philanthropist supporting medical research and the arts.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Alfred_Taubman

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Pioneering shopping-mall developer who reshaped American retail architecture; owner of Sotheby's auction house.

1924

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Alfred_Taubman