David Sarnoff

David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff
Давид Сарнов
	Sarnoff in 1922
Born	February 27, 1891; Uzlyany, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died	December 12, 1971 (aged 80); New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery; Valhalla, New York, U.S.; 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W
Years active	1919–1970
Employers	Marconi Wireless Company; Radio Corporation of America;
Board member of	Rockefeller Brothers Fund;
Spouse	Lizette Hermant (m. 1917)
Children	3, including Robert W. Sarnoff
Relatives	Eugene Lyons, Bernie Privin, Richard Baer, Bruce J. Oreck
Awards	Junior Achievement US Business Hall of Fame; National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award; Television Hall of Fame posthumously; Radio Hall of Fame posthumously; New Jersey Hall of Fame posthumously;
Military career
Nickname(s)	"The General"
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Army Signal Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight of the Cross of Lorraine (France); Companion of the Resistance (France); Legion of Merit;

David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was a Russian^[4] and American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio and television. He led RCA for most of his career in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.

He headed a conglomerate of telecommunications and media companies, including RCA and NBC, that became one of the largest in the world. Named a Reserve Brigadier General of the Signal Corps in 1945, Sarnoff thereafter was widely known as "The General".^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference radiohof was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "How the General Earned his Star". Hagley Museum. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fowle, Farnsworth (10 January 1974). "Mrs. David Sarnoff Dies at 79; Widow of Broadcasting Pioneer". The New York Times. p. 40. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "Genius Who Brought Radio and TV into Homes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. New York Times. December 16, 1971. p. 71. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. The eldest of five children, [David Sarnoff] was born on Feb. 27, 1891, to a desperately poor itinerant trader ... in a bleak little village in the Russian province of Minsk. ... David Sarnoff, at age 5, with his mother in the village of Uzlian, Russia, where he was born.

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[2] "How the General Earned his Star". Hagley Museum. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[nyt1974-3] Fowle, Farnsworth (10 January 1974). "Mrs. David Sarnoff Dies at 79; Widow of Broadcasting Pioneer". The New York Times. p. 40. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[nyt_obit-4] "Genius Who Brought Radio and TV into Homes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. New York Times. December 16, 1971. p. 71. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. The eldest of five children, [David Sarnoff] was born on Feb. 27, 1891, to a desperately poor itinerant trader ... in a bleak little village in the Russian province of Minsk. ... David Sarnoff, at age 5, with his mother in the village of Uzlian, Russia, where he was born.

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