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Alfred Jaray was born in 1875 in Vienna, he was the youngest son of Sigmund and Mathilde. At age 30, he married Fanny Hirsch, daughter of Carl Hirsch (a wealthy industrialist) and his wife Pauline Bing (sister of Sam Bing*).
Alfred, an electrical engineer, enjoyed being around other young inventors. Though he lived at Reisnerstrasse 31, Vienna III, he loved London, eventually buying a home there. At first he lived at 7 Torrington Square (1898) by the university, where he was a frequent contributor to the patent office. Several patents are registered in Alfred‘s name. In 1904, at age 29, he became director of the British Vacuum Co., a firm believed to be established by a group of investors including his father Sigmund, and his uncle Sandor, to market a new invention called the vacuum cleaner.
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Alfred Jaray (1875 Vienna - 1915 Vienna)
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his first son George was born in London and in 1908 his second son Herbert in Vienna.
Much too young, at age 40, Alfred died of pneumonia in 1915. Fanny‘s only sister Else was married to Baron Felix Pollack von Parnegg and after Alfred‘s death he became guardian to the little boys George and Herbert.
The Baron died in 1932, and Else, the Baroness, in 1938. They had no children and George was the closest male to inherit the title. But since he was in Montreal Canada (where French is the predominant language) and as titles in Canada are not really respected, he inserted the french version into his name - „de Jaray“. |
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George Jaray (Since 1938 de Jaray) (1906 London - 1977 Toronto)
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