About Jean Hall
Lived 1896 – 1982 (aged 85–86). Jean Hall was a Canadian architect.
Jean Hall (1896–1982) was a Canadian architect, the second woman to graduate from the architecture program from the University of Toronto in 1923 after Esther Hill. She was the first Canadian trained female architect to design a building in Canada, which is a fourplex built in 1925 through her father's building firm. She was considered talented in mechanical drawing and painting. and then went on to begin her training in architecture in 1917 with support and encouragement of her father. She also worked as a medical claims processor for Toronto's Workmen's Compensation Board.
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Who was Jean Hall?
Canadian architect
When was Jean Hall born?
Jean Hall was born in 1896 in Toronto.
When did Jean Hall die?
Jean Hall died in 1982.
What was Jean Hall's occupation?
Jean Hall was an architect.
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Jean Hall was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jean Hall. https://biography.guide/jean-hall/
MLA: "Jean Hall." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jean-hall/.
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