Zilboorg, James.
James Zilboorg was born Jakov Movshevich Zil'burg in Kiev, September 3, 1892. Eugenia Zilboorg was born Evgenia Minaevna Gel'fman in Kiev in the 1890s. Both emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. The Gel'fman name is also spelled Gelfman, Helfman and Helfmann. The Zil'burg name is Americanized as Zilboorg.
In 1914 James Zilboorg began a lifelong career in engineering working for Westinghouse Corporation in Pittsburgh. He later worked for their international subsidiary in Mexico and for other international and Mexican companies in the electrical power industry. The Zilboorgs moved to Long Island, where James Zilboorg died in 1968. They had three daughters.
From the description of James and Eugenia Zilboorg papers, 1898-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138713
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| creatorOf | James and Eugenia Zilboorg papers, 1898-1972 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Gel'fman family. | family |
| associatedWith | Zilboorg, Eugenia. | person |
| associatedWith | Zilboorg, Gregory, 1890-1959. | person |
| associatedWith | Zil'burg family. | family |
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Person
Active 1898
Active 1972
English,
Yiddish,
Russian,
German,
Spanish; Castilian
