John Farber

John Farber (August 23, 1925 – February 26, 2024) was a Romanian-born American businessman and billionaire.

John Farber
Born(1925-08-23)August 23, 1925
Timișoara, Romania
DiedFebruary 26, 2024(2024-02-26) (aged 98)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationM.S. University of Cluj
PhD Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Occupation(s)Businessman
Chemist
Children4

Biography

John Farber was born on August 23, 1925 in Timișoara, Romania.[1][2] He was of Jewish descent.[3] His father Eugene founded a paint manufacturer, S.C. Azur S.A., in Timișoara, in 1923.[2] He graduated with a M.S. from University of Cluj in Romania.[1][2] He emigrated from Romania after World War II after his father's company was nationalized[4] first to Israel where he worked as a laboratory chemist[1] and then to the US in 1948 where he earned a PhD in chemistry from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.[1][2] He accepted a position at his father-in-law's textiles export-import firm, the Leslie Kleyman Corporation, where he developed its chemical trading division.[2][4] Farber later became the controlling shareholder in company then renamed ICC Industries.[2]

Personal life and death

Farber was married to Maya Kleyman Farber; they had four children; Sandra, Claudia, Michael, and Deborah.[1][5] He and his wife lived in New York City.[4] John Farber died there on February 26, 2024, at the age of 98.[6]

Net worth

Per Forbes, he had a net worth of US$1.4 billion in April 2023.[4]

References
  1. Clare, Clare (October 4, 2018). "SPE honors ICC Industries founder Dr. John Farber with Lifetime Achievement Award". plasticstoday.com.
  2. Chan, Liyan (September 20, 2013). "Meet John Farber: The Forbes 400 Newcomer Behind A Chemical Conglomerate". Forbes.
  3. "The World's Jewish Billionaires". Forbes Israel. February 2, 2023.
  4. Forbes: The World's Billionaires - John Farber April 2023
  5. "Rickie P. Sullivan - Longtime Nutley Resident - Beloved Husband, Father and Uncle, 62". The Star-Ledger. December 20, 2017.
  6. "Dr. John Farber". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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