John Farber

John Farber
Born	(1925-08-23)August 23, 1925 Timișoara, Romania
Died	February 26, 2024(2024-02-26) (aged 98) New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	University of Cluj (MS) Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Businessman Chemist
Children	4

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

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.