George E. Kassabaum (December 5, 1920 – August 14, 1982) was an American architect, and one of the co-founders of the HOK architectural firm.[1]
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Born | December 5, 1920 Atchison, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | August 14, 1982 | (aged 61)
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Marjory Verser Kassabaum Graff |
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Website | www |
George Edward Kassabaum was born in Atchison, Kansas. He was the only child of George Kassabaum and Dorothy Kassabaum. From a very young age he expressed an interest in becoming an architect.[2] He graduated from Classen Senior High School in Oklahoma City in 1938.[3]
He attended Washington University in St. Louis[4] where he met his future partners, George Hellmuth and Gyo Obata.[5][6] He earned both a bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture before graduating in 1947.[2]
Kassabaum graduated in 1947 and began working for a local architecture firm in St. Louis founded by two faculty members of Washington University.[2]
In 1955,[7] he co-founded Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, now known as HOK.[5]
He was national president of the American Institute of Architects from 1968 to 1969.[5]
Kassabaum was a board member of Washington University and an Eliot Society president.[8]
Kassabaum married Marjory Verser in 1949. The couple had three children: Douglas, Anne, and Karen.[3]
Kassabaum died at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, on August 14, 1982, at the age of 61, having suffered a stroke three days earlier at his home in Ladue, a suburb of St. Louis.[5]
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