Stefan Kudelski
Stefan Kudelski (born February 27, 1929 in Warsaw ; † January 26, 2013 in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne , Canton of Vaud , Switzerland ) was a Polish-Swiss company founder and inventor of Nagra tape recorders.
During the Second World War , his family fled the National Socialists to Hungary and France before they finally found asylum in Switzerland . He built his first tape recorder while studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne in 1948 . In 1951 he founded his company and began producing the Nagra I tape recorder for radio reporters . In 1990 he was honored with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his technical achievements . He died on January 26, 2013.
His son André Kudelski now runs the Kudelski company .
Web links
- Albert Hahling: Kudelski, Stefan. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Death of Mr Stefan Kudelski. Media release of January 28, 2013
- ↑ Stefan Kudelski died at the age of 84. In: Tages-Anzeiger .ch / Newsnet from January 29, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kudelski, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish sound engineer and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 2013 |
| Place of death | Switzerland |