Alexander Poliakoff
Alexander Poliakoff OBE (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ио́сифович Поляко́в; 20 August 1910 – 26 July 1996) was a Russian Empire-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, and the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years.
Alexander Poliakoff | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Iosifovich Polyakov 20 August 1910 Losino-Ostrovskaya, near Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 August 1996 (aged 86) London, England |
| Occupation | Electronics engineer, inventor, 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 |
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, the 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.
His reminiscences were published in 'The Silver Samovar' - Atlantida Press 1996 (ISBN 5-88011-013-3)
References
- 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.