Leon Bagrit
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Sir Leon Bagrit (13 March 1902-22 April 1979) was a leading British industrialist and pioneer of automation.
Born to Russian-Jewish parents in Kiev, Sir Leon studied at London University, formed his own company in 1935, and for many years headed the revamped firm of Elliott-Automation Ltd., which, outside the U.S., was the largest computer manufacturer in the world.
He was a member of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1963-1965 and the Advisory Council on Technology, 1964-1979. He was a director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1962-1970. He founded the Friends of Covent Garden, and chaired it, 1962-1969. He was Reith Lecturer, 1964.
