Obituary
Dr. Felix Zandman
Dr. Felix Zandman, Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Business Development Officer, of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) died on June 4, 2011, at age 83. Dr. Zandman was born in 1928 in Grodno, Poland.
Dr. Zandman’s personal experiences, intelligence and creativity had a profound impact on Vishay, the semiconductor and passive electronic components industry and Israel, and everybody with whom he worked. His courage, perseverance and dedication served as an inspiration to all who knew him.
In October 1941, he and his family were arrested by the Nazis and sent to the Grodno Ghetto. Dr. Zandman survived the Holocaust by hiding with his uncle Sender and other people under the floor boards in the house of a Polish family for 17 months. While in hiding, Dr. Zandman’s uncle taught him trigonometry and higher mathematics. Following the war, in 1946, Dr. Zandman emigrated to France, where he earned a mechanical engineering degree and MS in physics from the University of Nancy (France) and a PhD in physics from the University of Paris, Sorbonne.
In 1956, Dr. Zandman moved to the United States and began working for Tatnall Measuring Systems in Philadelphia as director of basic research. During this time he developed PhotoStress® measurement instruments and revolutionary temperature-resistant foil resistors, which enable manufacturers of a wide assortment of precision products to upgrade their performance. When Tatnall declined to market Dr. Zandman’s temperature-resistant resistors, Dr. Zandman, with financial support from his cousin Alfred P. Slaner, founded Vishay in 1962. The Company was named after the village in Lithuania where relatives of Dr. Zandman had perished during the Holocaust.
more:
http://www.vishaypg.com/docs/99998/fz.pdf
Dr. Felix Zandman
Dr. Felix Zandman, Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Business Development Officer, of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) died on June 4, 2011, at age 83. Dr. Zandman was born in 1928 in Grodno, Poland.
Dr. Zandman’s personal experiences, intelligence and creativity had a profound impact on Vishay, the semiconductor and passive electronic components industry and Israel, and everybody with whom he worked. His courage, perseverance and dedication served as an inspiration to all who knew him.
In October 1941, he and his family were arrested by the Nazis and sent to the Grodno Ghetto. Dr. Zandman survived the Holocaust by hiding with his uncle Sender and other people under the floor boards in the house of a Polish family for 17 months. While in hiding, Dr. Zandman’s uncle taught him trigonometry and higher mathematics. Following the war, in 1946, Dr. Zandman emigrated to France, where he earned a mechanical engineering degree and MS in physics from the University of Nancy (France) and a PhD in physics from the University of Paris, Sorbonne.
In 1956, Dr. Zandman moved to the United States and began working for Tatnall Measuring Systems in Philadelphia as director of basic research. During this time he developed PhotoStress® measurement instruments and revolutionary temperature-resistant foil resistors, which enable manufacturers of a wide assortment of precision products to upgrade their performance. When Tatnall declined to market Dr. Zandman’s temperature-resistant resistors, Dr. Zandman, with financial support from his cousin Alfred P. Slaner, founded Vishay in 1962. The Company was named after the village in Lithuania where relatives of Dr. Zandman had perished during the Holocaust.
more:
http://www.vishaypg.com/docs/99998/fz.pdf
