Poetic Obituaries: Real estate was not Benjamin Franklin Kahn's

only passion. He also had a love of language befitting his name. He coined aphorisms (“Conservative principles create principal to conserve” was a favorite) and wrote silly poetry. He shared Benjamin Franklin's love of tinkering, creating useful items like curved rear-view mirrors for cars.

from The New York Times: B. Franklin Kahn, 82, Developer Credited With the REIT Strategy, Dies

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