OTTO HERMANN KAHN
Otto H. Kahn was born at Mannheim, Germany, February 21, 1867. His father had emigrated to the United States in 1848, where he became a naturalized citizen, returning to Germany ten years later. The son was educated in Germany and served one year in the German army. He then learned banking, and for five years was with the London branch of the Deutsche Bank. In 1893 he came to the United States, where he became connected with the banking house of Speyer & Co., and later with the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
During the Great War Mr. Kahn delivered several patriotic speeches which were collected under the title, “Right Above Race.”
The following excerpt is part of an address given at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, April 24, 1919.