Jack Sorkin

Background

Sorkin, Jack was born on June 11, 1924 in St. Louis. Son of Nathan and Pearl (Turken) Sorkin.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Washington University, St. Louis, 1949.

Career

Draftsman LaBeaume, Abbitt and Unland Architects, St. Louis, 1945-1946, Charles B. Spencer, St. Louis, 1949-1951. Architect Russell, Mullgardt and Schwartz, 1951-1953, Charles W. Lorenz, St. Louis, 1953-1965, Lorenz and Sorkin, St. Louis, 1965-1975, Jack Sorkin and Associates, St. Louis, 1975-1980. Principal Sorkin Ginsberg and Associates, since 1980.

Instructor, lecturer Washington University School Architecture, since 1967.

Achievements

• Jack Sorkin has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman parks and recreation commission City of Clayton, Missouri, 1968. Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Institute of Architects (board directors St. Louis chapter 1969, treasurer 1970), Construction Specifications Institute (president St. Louis chapter 1967-1968), American Arbitration Association.

Connections

Married Florine H. Roth, November 18, 1945. Children: Richard M., Cheryl Ann, Steven E.

Father:

Nathan Sorkin

Mother:

Pearl (Turken) Sorkin

Spouse:

Florine H. Roth

child:

Steven E. Sorkin

child:

Cheryl Ann Sorkin

child:

Richard M. Sorkin