A. Alfred Taubman

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A. Alfred Taubman was an American real estate developer and philanthropist best known for pioneering the modern shopping mall and owning the Sotheby’s auction house.

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A. Alfred Taubman canonical 9
Adolph Alfred Taubman 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
philanthropist
real estate developer
causeOfDeath myocarditis
child Gayle Taubman Kalisman
Robert S. Taubman
William S. Taubman
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-01-31
dateOfDeath 2015-04-17
donatedTo Harvard University
Lawrence Technological University
University of Michigan
educatedAt Lawrence Technological University
University of Michigan
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Taubman
founded Taubman Centers
fullName A. Alfred Taubman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adolph Alfred Taubman
givenName Adolph
Alfred
industry art auctions
real estate
retail property development
knownFor ownership of Sotheby’s auction house
pioneering the modern shopping mall
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
namesakeOf Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
surface form: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
notableAchievement helped popularize the enclosed, climate-controlled regional shopping mall in the United States
notableWork development of enclosed shopping malls in the United States
occupation investor
philanthropist
real estate developer
owned Sotheby’s
philanthropyFocus arts and culture
higher education
medical research
placeOfBirth Pontiac, Michigan
surface form: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
positionHeld chairman of Sotheby’s
religion Judaism
residence Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
spouse Judith Mazor
Reva Kolodney

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Taubman family hasNotableMember A. Alfred Taubman
A. Alfred Taubman fullName A. Alfred Taubman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adolph Alfred Taubman
Taubman notableBearer A. Alfred Taubman
Taubman namedAfter A. Alfred Taubman
subject surface form: Taubman Centers
Taubman Centers foundedBy A. Alfred Taubman
Taubman Centers namedAfter A. Alfred Taubman
Beverly Center developer A. Alfred Taubman
Michigan Panthers originalOwner A. Alfred Taubman