Alexander Poliakoff
Alexander Poliakoff | |
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Born |
20 August 1910 Losino-Ostrovskaya, near Moscow, Russian Empire |
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 (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 telephone and sound engineer and inventor, and Flora Shabbat, a granddaughter of a textile millionaire.[1]
In 1946, Poliakoff married Ina Montagu (died 1991), granddaughter of the 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.
References
- 1 2 Jeanne Vronskaya (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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