Age, Biography and Wiki
Michael Kogan was born on 1 January, 1920 in Odesa, Ukrainian People's Republic, is a Ukrainian entrepreneur. Discover Michael Kogan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
| Popular As |
Michael Kogan |
| Occupation |
Entrepreneur |
| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
1 January, 1920 |
| Birthday |
1 January |
| Birthplace |
Odesa, Ukrainian People's Republic |
| Date of death |
5 February, 1984 |
| Died Place |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality |
Russia
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Michael Kogan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Michael Kogan height not available right now. We will update Michael Kogan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Who Is Michael Kogan's Wife?
His wife is Asya Kachanovsky
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Asya Kachanovsky |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Michael Kogan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Kogan worth at the age of 64 years old? Michael Kogan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. He is from Russia. We have estimated Michael Kogan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Founder |
Michael Kogan Social Network
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Timeline
Michael "Misha" Kogan (January 1, 1920 – February 5, 1984) was a Ukrainian entrepreneur who founded the Japanese video game company Taito.
Kogan was born in Odesa on January 1, 1920 to Riva and Kalman Kogan.
His family moved to Harbin, Manchuria to escape the Russian Revolution, where he later met Colonel Norihiro Yasue, a member of the Japanese Army's intelligence services and one of the architects of the Fugu Plan, a plan to settle European Jewish refugees in Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
Kogan married Asya Kachanovsky (b. July 6, 1924 – December 21, 2013 ) and had two children with her, a son named Abraham ("Abba") (b. January 1947 ) and a daughter named Rita (b. June 1949 ).
The two stayed married until Michael's death.
He moved to Tokyo in 1939, where he spent most of the duration of the war studying at Waseda School of Economics.
He moved to Tianjin in 1944 before returning to Japan in 1950, settling in Setagaya, Tokyo.
Michael Kogan founded his first business in 1944 in Shanghai, called Taitung, its business dealings included natural hair wigs, floor coverings, and hog bristles.
Kogan closed Taitung in 1950 after the Communist takeover of China and started his second business in Japan shortly after, a company on clothing distribution, named Taito Yoko.
The constant loss of products and negligent employees caused Taito Yoko to struggle financially, and it was eventually abolished.
Kogan established the Taito Trading Company on August 24, 1953, and it eventually became Taito Corporation.
The company started out importing and distributing vending machines and then jukeboxes before evolving to manufacture their own.
Kogan died during a business trip in Los Angeles in February 1984.
After his passing, his son, Abraham "Abba" Kogan, became Taito's chairman and Akio Nakanishi became its president.
Abba had a 7.16% holding of Taito stock as late as September 30, 1999, while Rita had an 8.50% holding and Asya had a 2.13% holding as late as March 31, 2005.
After Asya passed away on December 21, 2013, it was discovered that about 10 billion yen in inheritance taxes for overseas property was not paid.
Asya lived in Tokyo, Abba lives in Monaco, and Rita lived in Southern California and was married to Richard Edlund, founder of Boss Film Studios and an Academy Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor until her death in 2019.
