Albert Takes on the World

Dr. Jan Hahn was born in 1951 in Massachusetts and raised in Vineland, N.J. After graduating from Swarthmore College, he entered Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Upon completing a family practice residency program in Galveston, Texas, he joined the Indian Health Service and worked for four years at Cherokee IHS Hospital in Cherokee, N.C. In 1984, he moved to Lenoir City, TN. where he practiced family medicine until his retirement in July 2012.

In 2009, he returned to college to study English, and in 2011, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University's post-bac teacher licensure program. He is now certified to teach English 7-12.

In 1991, he started a domestic violence program, Crisis Center for Women-IVAS, and continues to be its chairman of the board.

This is his fourth book.  The first one, entitled Voices, is a collection of poems describing many of the patients he has cared for during his thirty-five-year career in medicine. His second book is A Gallimaufry. Hahn's third book is another story about Albert and the Milk Pail.

Dr. Hahn lives with his wife, Dr. Heather O'Brien, a veterinarian, and their seven horses, six dogs, twelve chickens, and one very contented rooster. His three daughters, Micah, Avital, and Mara are away at school.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Samantha Berner is a 23-year-old digital artist from Patchogue, New York, who specializes in character design. She dreams of putting her skills and passion to the test by becoming an independent video game designer. She attended East Tennessee State University for two years but is primarily self-taught. She has been drawing with pencil and paper since she was little but has over five years of experience with digital art.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Katherine Lopez was born in New York to Puerto Rican parents and raised in Puerto Rico. After graduating from the Univ of TN-Martin with a B.A. in pre-veterinary medicine and veterinary health technology, she enrolled in the Univ of TN School of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. She currently lives in Lenoir City and enjoys ways to promote diversity in her work..