Bene, John

BENE, John, plywood manufacturer, engineer, community activist (b 1910, Vienna, Austria; d 1986, Vancouver). He was educated in Hungary, where his family was in the plywood business and where he earned degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering. In 1938 he moved to VANCOUVER and with Poldi Bentley and John Prentice founded Pacific Veneer Co in NEW WESTMINSTER. He served as managing director until 1944 when he sold his interest to his partners and formed Western Plywood Co, which later...

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