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Born April 14, 1868 • Hamburg • Germany
Died February 27, 1940 (aged 71) • Berlin • Germany

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Portrait of Peter Behrens by Max Liebermann.
octagonal electric teakettle
Logo for AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft), designed by Peter Behrens, 1907.
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