Smorgon family
Appearance
The Smorgon family is an Australian family famous for its establishment of Smorgon Steel; one of the richest families in Australia. Notable family members include:
- Norman (Naum) Smorgon (1884-1956)[1]
- Eric Smorgon (1911-1999), son of Naum and founder of property investment company Escor[2]
- Victor Smorgon, son of Naum and founder of the Smorgon Group, the last remaining part being Smorgon Steel. Married to Loti Smorgon (d. August 2013), philanthropist and wife of Victor.[3]
- Moses Smorgon
- Sam Smorgon[4]
- Graham Smorgon, the chairman of the Smorgon Steel Group in 2006 when it was split and sold.
- Sam Smorgon[4]
Other members
- David Smorgon (born 1947)
References
- ^ Myer, Rod. "Smorgon, Norman (1884–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "The Smorgon Family". Escor. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Lowe, Adrian (20 August 2013). "Loti Smorgon dies after lifetime of philanthropy". The Age. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Lawrence, Dashiel; Browne, Ashley (2018). People of the Boot: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport. Hybrid Publishers. ISBN 9781925283426.