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Smorgon family

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.

Other members

  • David Smorgon (born 1947)
  • Todd Smorgon (born 1994)
  • Monty Smorgon (born 2020)
  • Tevan Smorgon (born 1964)

References

  1. ^ Myer, Rod. "Smorgon, Norman (1884–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ^ "The Smorgon Family". Escor. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ Lowe, Adrian (20 August 2013). "Loti Smorgon dies after lifetime of philanthropy". The Age. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Dashiel; Browne, Ashley (2018). People of the Boot: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport. Hybrid Publishers. ISBN 9781925283426.


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