Samuel Norton Tomkin

Samuel Norton Tomkin
Born(1908-08-27)27 August 1908
London, England
Died31 January 2013(2013-01-31) (aged 104)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Canada
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
SpouseRita Barnard
Children2
AwardsGold Medal of Honour (1965)

Samuel "Sonny" Norton Tomkin (27 August 1908 – 31 January 2013) was a British-born South African architect. As a partner of the firm Hanson, Tomkin & Finkelstein, with Norman Leonard Hanson and Nathan Finkelstein, they were one of the most significant pre- and post-war groups of architects operating in South Africa. In the Transvaal and Natal, Tomkin designed university buildings, hospitals, government buildings and synagogues, including the Great Synagogue in Durban.[1] In 1965, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Honour from the Institute of South African Architects.[2]

  1. ^ Distinguished architect turns 100 The Canadian Jewish News. 27 August 2008
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