The Kahn chairs were established through a bequest by Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn. Edmund Kahn was a 1925 Wharton graduate who had a highly successful career in the oil and natural gas industry. Louise Kahn, a graduate of Smith College, worked for Newsweek and owned an interior design firm. They supported many programs and projects at Penn, including Van Pelt Library, the Modern Languages College House, and other initiatives in scholarship and the humanities.
Named Professors
Elizabeth M. Brannon, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Natural Sciences
Paul M. Cobb, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Margo Crawford, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor of Faculty Excellence
Peter Decherney, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Chair in the Humanities
Paula Fromby, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Marie Gottschalk, Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor
Douglas Jerolmack, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Michael J. Kahana, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology
Joshua Klein, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Justin McDaniel, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Religious Studies
Petra Todd, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Economics
Dagmawi Woubshet, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of English
