Moses Somake

Moses Somake (6 June 1875 – 6 April 1947) was a British architect known for designing Edward House, Karachi, B. V. S. Parsi High School building, Karachi Goan Association building, and Flagstaff House in Karachi, Khaliq Dina Hall, and Mules Mansion in the Karachi port of Kemari.

Early life and career

Somake was born on 6 June 1875, in Lahore to a Jewish family from Spain and Iraq.[1]

He spent most of his life in Karachi before migrating to England in the mid-1940s.[1]

He died in London in 1947 from a cardiac arrest.[1][2]

References
  1. Rafi, Haneen (August 19, 2018). "Moses Somake: the man who built Karachi". DAWN.COM.
  2. "Family tree of Moses SOMAKE". Geneanet.
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