Jack Tramiel
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Jack Tramiel was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor best known as the hard-driving founder of Commodore and a key figure in the early personal computer revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Tramiel canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust survivor
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Polish-American ⓘ businessperson ⓘ technology entrepreneur ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 83 ⓘ |
| businessPhilosophy | computers for the masses, not the classes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Sam Tramiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Poland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-04-08 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Trzmiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
home computers
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personal computers ⓘ |
| founded |
Atari Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Commodore Business Machines NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore International NERFINISHED ⓘ Tramiel Technology Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jacek Trzmiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
computer industry
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consumer electronics ⓘ |
| influenced | personal computer market in the 1980s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Commodore International
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leading the development of the Commodore 64 ⓘ popularizing low-cost home computers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Polish ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | led Commodore to become a leading home computer manufacturer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atari ST
NERFINISHED
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Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore PET NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore VIC-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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computer industry pioneer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Łódź, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Monte Sereno, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Atari Corporation
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CEO of Commodore International ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Goldgrub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Auschwitz concentration camp
NERFINISHED
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Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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