Jack Tramiel

Also known as Jacek Trzemiel, Idek Trzmiel, Idek Tramielski, Jacek Trzmielski, Juda Jacek Trzmielski

American businessman (1928-2012)

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It sits within the topics 1928 births, 2012 deaths and American company founders.

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Pronunciation: / ˈ dʒ æ k t r ə ˈ m ɛ l / , [ ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl ]
Born: Idek Trzmiel , ( 1928-12-13 ) December 13, 1928, Łódź , Second Polish Republic
Died: April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) (aged 83) , Stanford, California , U.S.
Known for: Holocaust survivor Founder of Commodore International Founder and CEO of Atari Corporation
Spouse: Helen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ⁠ – ⁠ 2012 )

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Łódź
Place of death: Monte Sereno
Occupation: businessperson
Employer: Atari Corporation
Languages spoken: Polish
Field of work: entrepreneur
Image: Jack Tramiel retuschiert.jpg
Number of children: 3

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date of birth: 1928-12-13
date of death: 2012-04-08
Commons category: Jack Tramiel
place of detention: Hannover-Ahlem concentration camp
cause of death: heart failure
name in native language: Jack Tramiel
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Jack Tramiel (/ˈdʒæk trəˈmɛl/, trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel, Polish pronunciation: [ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl]; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. He was one of six people spotlighted when the computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.

Early years

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