Jeh V. Johnson

Not to be confused with Jeh Johnson, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security.

Jeh Vincent Johnson
Johnson c. 1977
BornJuly 8, 1931
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 2021(2021-01-27) (aged 89)
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Other namesJeh–Vincent Johnson
EducationColumbia University (BA, M.Arch.)
OccupationsArchitect, educator
Known forCo-founder of National Organization of Minority Architects
SpouseNorma Edelin
Children2, including Jeh Charles Johnson
FatherCharles Spurgeon Johnson
AwardsAIA Fellow (1977)

Jeh Vincent Johnson, FAIA, NOMA (1931–2021) was an American architect and educator. He was an African American co-founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA); and taught architectural design at Vassar College for many years. Johnson was a partner at the firms of Gindele & Johnson; and LeGendre, Johnson, McNeil Architects. His father is Charles Spurgeon Johnson, a sociologist and the 6th president of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; and his son is Jeh Charles Johnson, the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security.

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