Jules Thorn
Sir Jules Thorn (born February 6, 1899 in Vienna , † December 12, 1980 in Westminster) was a British entrepreneur and founder of Thorn Electrical Industries .
His father Leon Thorn was the director of an insurance company.
After the First World War, in which he had served in the Austrian army, Jules Thorn studied at the commercial college in Vienna. He went to England as a representative of an Austrian lamp manufacturer. When the company ran into financial difficulties in 1926, he founded his own trading company, Electric Lamp Service Company , initially as an importer of Hungarian lamps. When the import was stopped by the government two years later, he set up his own production under the Atlas brand . His company grew to become the largest electronics store in the country by 1936, when it was renamed Thorn Electrical Industries . In 1964 he was promoted to Knight Bachelor .
In 1928 he married Dorothy Olive Tanner, with whom he had a son and a daughter. In 1971 he married Jean Norfolk.
He was also a successful horse breeder, winning the 2,000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse in 1972 .
In 1976 he retired as chairman. As a philanthropist, he supported many medical and educational institutions. The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust was headed by his daughter Ann Rylands († May 2009).
supporting documents
- ↑ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Jules_Thorn
- ↑ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/horse_races/g1_flat_races_uk/two_thousand_guineas.php
- ↑ http://www.julesthorntrust.org.uk/
- ↑ http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20090530.93197155/BDAStory/BDA/deaths
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thorn, Jules |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1980 |
| Place of death | Westminster |