Edgar J. Kaufmann

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Edgar J. Kaufmann, (1885-1955), was a prominent businessman and a philanthropist who owned the best-known department store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the twentieth century. When Professor Albert Einstein visited Pittsburgh in 1934, Mr. Kaufmann was one of the city's leading citizens who met with him. Mr. Kaufmann employed famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home which is called Fallingwater. Being the original owner of Fallingwater has generated more widespread interest in Mr. Kaufmann than any other of his endeavors and accomplishments.

In Pittsburgh Mr. Kaufmann generously financed the Light Opera Company, and donated USD$1.5 million for the erection of a Civic Auditorium. Improving the infrastructure of the city was one of his concerns. The bulk of his estate was left to his charitable fund which concentrated its efforts towards improving the lives of the residents of Pittsburgh.

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