Moses Somake (6 June 1875 – 6 April 1947) was a British architect known for designing several prominent buildings in British India. His works, built before the Partition of India and located in modern-day Pakistan, include the Edward House, BVS Parsi High School, Karachi Goan Association building, Khaliq Dina Hall, Mules Mansion and Quaid-e-Azam House.

Early life and career

Somake was born on 6 June 1875 in Lahore, Punjab Province, British India, to a Jewish family of mixed Sephardi (from Spain) and Mizrahi (from Iraq) origin.[1]

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

Somake died in London, England, on 6 April 1947 from a cardiac arrest.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rafi, Haneen (19 August 2018). "Moses Somake: the man who built Karachi". DAWN.COM.
  2. ↑ "Family tree of Moses SOMAKE". Geneanet.


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