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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Birks, J. H. ( John Henry)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1870–1949
History
John Henry Birks was the second son of Henry Birks, founder of Henry Birks and Sons, whose store on Sainte-Catherine Street was designed by E. Maxwell in 1893. J. Henry Birks joined his father's firm at 23 after obtaining an engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He would oversee the production shops.