Philippe Kahn

Philippe Kahn was born on March 16, 1952 in France. Best known for developing the world's first camera-doubling mobile phone, this French-born entrepreneur also became famous as the founder of the Starfish Software, Fullpower Technologies, and LightSurf Technologies companies.
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Popular As Philippe Kahn
Occupation Entrepreneur
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 16, 1952 (France)
Birthday March 16
Town/City France
Nationality France

🌙 Zodiac

Philippe Kahn’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Philippe Kahn was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

About

Best known for developing the world's first camera-doubling mobile phone, this French-born Entrepreneur also became famous as the founder of the Starfish Software, Fullpower Technologies, and LightSurf Technologies companies.

Before Fame

After studying mathematics at both the University of Nice (in France) and ETH Zurich University (in Switzerland), he earned a master's degree in music from the Zurich Conservatory.

Trivia

As the owner of the Borland Software Corporation, he made headlines for offering complete benefits to the domestic partners of his company's gay employees.

Family Life

The son of a Holocaust survivor and Violinist mother and an Engineer father, he was raised in Paris, France. He later married fellow Entrepreneur Sonia Lee, with whom he had one child (he had fathered several other children through an earlier marriage).

Associated With

He and mobile phone Inventor Martin Cooper both became famous as technological entrepreneurs.

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