Alexandre Horowitz
Alexandre Horowitz (1904-1982) was a Belgian-born Dutch engineer and inventor.
Alexandre "Sacha" Horowitz was born in 1904 in Antwerp (Belgium) to parents of East-European Jewish heritage , and lived from 1914 in The Netherlands until his death in 1982 . He has 136 patents awarded to his name over a period of 50 years covering a wide variety of products including prefab housing, farm machinery (e.g. Vicon , see below) and oil industry equipment . His most well-known invention however is the Philishave rotary electric razor .
In 1980 Horowitz was elected Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers .
External links / References
- Philishave collectors Club , see history .
- Hans Schippers , Vader van de Philishave , Dutch periodical "De Ingenieur" nr. 3 - 16 februari 2000 , p. 49