Alexander S. Farkas

Alexander S. Farkas
Born 1930
New York City, NY[1][2]
Died 28 July 1999
Highland Park, FL

Alexander S. Farkas (1930 – 28 July 1999) was a U.S. department store owner.[3]

He was the son of George Farkas, who founded the Alexander's department store chain, and Ruth Lewis Farkas, a sociologist and ambassador to Luxembourg.[4]

He attended Choate and The Bronx High School of Science. He received an A.B. from the University of Chicago in 1949 and studied business at Cornell University, before being brought into his family business in 1951.[4]

He died of cancer on July 28, 1999 in Highland Park, Florida.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander Farkas, 69, Ex-Head of New York Discount Retailer". Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alexander S. Farkas". Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Farkas, Alexander S.". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Subscription needed.
  4. 1 2 3 American National Biography: Supplement 2. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999. p. 165. ISBN 9780195150636.


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