Felix Kaplan

Felix C. "F.C." Kaplan (May 17, 1897 – July 5, 1989)[1] was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Born in Owatonna, Minnesota, Felix Kaplan was the son of Josef Karel Kaplan,[2] an early Minnesota pioneer.

Kaplan attended Owatonna High School, then went to the University of Minnesota and received his bachelor's degree in agricultural education and chemistry. He joined the Aitkin High School faculty and taught agriculture and general science, and was named "Teacher of the Year" in 1963.

He married Hazel Oerke in 1930. She was a graduate of St. Olaf College and was an English teacher and the principal of Hinckley, Minnesota, High School.

Kaplan was in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954 and lived in Aitkin County, Minnesota.[3]

Notes
  1. 'Social Security Death Index'
  2. "Josef Karel Kaplan: Letters to Bohemia". mnhistoricalsociety.
  3. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present - Felix Kaplan


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.