Alexander Poliakoff
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Alexander Poliakoff OBE | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Iosifovich Polyakov 20 August 1910 |
| Died | 26 July 1996 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | electronics engineer, inventor and businessman |
| Known for | chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years |
| Spouse(s) | Ina Montagu |
| Children | Sir Martyn Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Poliakoff Flora Shabbat |
Alexander Poliakoff OBE (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ио́сифович Поляко́в; 20 August 1910 – 26 July 1996) was a Russian-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years.
Alexander Poliakoff was born in 1910 at his parents' country house at Losino-Ostrovskaya, near Moscow, the only son of Joseph Poliakoff, a Russian-Jewish telephone and sound engineer and inventor, and Flora Shabbat, a granddaughter of a textile millionaire.[1] He was of Jewish descent.[2]
In 1946, Poliakoff married Ina Montagu (died 1991), granddaughter of the British-Jewish banker Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling.[1] Their elder son is the chemist Sir Martyn Poliakoff, and their younger son is the playwright Stephen Poliakoff.
He was appointed OBE in the 1982 New Year Honours.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jeanne Vronskaya (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Poliakoff, Stephen (28 May 2008). "Ringside at the revolution" – via The Guardian.
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