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Albert Kahn 3 March — 14 November was a French banker and philanthropist , known for initiating The Archives of the Planet , a vast photographical project. Spanning 22 years, it resulted in a collection of 72, colour photographs and , metres of film. In , Kahn became a bank clerk in Paris but studied for a degree in the evenings. His tutor was Henri Bergson , who became his lifelong friend.

In , Kahn became a principal associate of the Goudchaux Bank, which was then regarded as one of the most important financial houses in Europe. He also promoted higher education through travel scholarships.

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The economic crisis of the Great Depression ruined Kahn and put an end to his project. In he acquired a large property in Boulogne-Billancourt , where he established this unique garden containing a variety of garden styles including English , Japanese , a rose garden and a conifer wood. This became a meeting place for French and European intelligentsia until the s when, due to the Crash of , Kahn became bankrupt.

At that time the garden was turned into a public park in which Kahn would still take walks. The garden brings together distinct traditions French, English and Japanese , as if to illustrate the utopia of a world reconciled, where different realities can coexist in perfect harmony. In , Kahn travelled with his chauffeur and photographer, Alfred Dutertre , to Japan on business and returned with many photographs of the journey.

This prompted him to begin a project to collect a photographic record of the entire Earth. He appointed Jean Brunhes as the project director and sent photographers to every continent to record images of the planet using the first practical medium for colour photography, autochrome plates, and early cinematography. Between and , they collected 72, colour photographs and , meters of film.

These form a unique historical record of 50 countries, known as The Archives of the Planet.