Alexander Poliakoff
| Alexander Poliakoff | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aleksandr Iosifovich Polyakov 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 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 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.
He was appointed OBE in the 1982 New Year Honours.
References
- 1 2 Jeanne Vronskaya (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.