Felix Zandman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Zandman

Polish businessman

Date of Birth: 07-May-1928

Place of Birth: Grodno, Belarus

Date of Death: 04-Jun-2011

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: United States, France, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Felix Zandman (Polish: Feliks Zandman; May 7, 1928 – June 4, 2011) was a Polish-born entrepreneur and founder of Vishay Intertechnology – one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronic components.
From 1946 to 1949 he studied in France at the University of Nancy physics and engineering.
In parallel, he was enrolled in a Grande école of engineering Ensem (École nationale supérieure d'électricité et de mécanique).
He received a Ph.D.
at the Sorbonne as a physicist on a subject of photoelasticity.
He was awarded the Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1962.