Alexander Poliakoff

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

OBE
Born
Aleksandr Iosifovich Polyakov

20 August 1910
Losino-Ostrovskaya, near Moscow, Russian Empire
Died26 July 1996
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupationelectronics engineer, inventor and businessman
Known forchairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years
Spouse(s)Ina Montagu
ChildrenSir Martyn Poliakoff
Stephen Poliakoff
Parent(s)Joseph Poliakoff
Flora Shabbat

Alexander 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, a 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.

References
  1. Jeanne Vronskaya (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. Poliakoff, Stephen (28 May 2008). "Ringside at the revolution" – via The Guardian.
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