Table of Biography
Early Life
David Kahn was born on 7th February 1930, in New York City, United States of America. This makes him 93 years old as of 2023. His father’s name is Abraham Kahn, and his mother is Jesse Kahn.
Abraham was a glass manufacturer, and his mother was a lawyer. He holds an American nationality and practices Christianity. Further, he belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. According to astrology, he has as his zodiac sign.
Talking about his formal educational status, he completed his schooling at a local school in his hometown. And, he also accomplished his higher studies at Bucknell University. He also went to the University of California.
David Kahn – Death
The legendary personality is no more with us today. The writer and journalist died on 8th February 2021. Many fans and family members gathered for his last funeral rituals.
Professional Life
Moving on to the professional life of David Kahn, he was a notorious journalist and writer. He had been a journalist for different top newspapers, and magazines. He was very interested in literature from a very young age and wanted to have a great career in it. Following his passion, he was also a journalist for magazines like Newsday, and the New York Times.
Caption: Cover the book written by David Kahn (Source: Simon & Schuster)
Later, David also became interested in cryptography in the 1960s and began researching and writing on the subject. Following his research he also wrote a book in 1967 and published his first book named The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. The became the definitive work on the subject.
The book was also meant for its meticulous research and comprehensive coverage of the history of cryptography from ancient times to today. Apart from that, David has also written many books till today. Some of the books are; How I Discovered World War II’s Greatest Spy and Other Stories of Intelligence and Code, The Reader of Gentlemne’s Mail: Herbert O. Yardley and the Birth of American Codebreaking, Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boats, Kahn on Codes: Secrets of the New Cryptology, Cryptology goes Public, etc.
Net Worth 2023
David Kahn lived a comfortable life with his family. Thanks to the fame and fortune he has earned from his work. Moreover, his total net worth was about $5 million US dollars during the time of his death.
Personal Life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of David , he was divorced. He had tied the knot with Susanne Fielder in 1969. They had a good time with two sons; Oliver and Michael. However they were not together later, they divorced.
Apart from that, he has no affairs with any other person. While he is straight regarding gender choices. And, he does not have any kind of controversial events till today.
Body Measurements
David Kahn is very good-looking and has an amazing personality. The writer and journalist had moderate height and weight. But the numbers have not been revealed yet. Moreover, talking about the overall body measurement, the number ranges have not been revealed yet. The color of his eyes is brown, and he has grey-colored hair.
Social Media
David was not present on any social media as of today. David Kahn did not like to have his personal life public.