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{{Short description|British industrialist (1914–1999)}}
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'''Sir Emmanuel Kaye''' (29 November 1914 – 28 February 1999) was a [[millionaire]] [[United Kingdom|British]] industrialist and philanthropist known for founding [[Lansing Bagnall]].

Kaye was born in Russia, the son of wheat merchant Zelman Kagarlisky (1877/1878–1926; his name was also spelled "Zalman Kagarlitzky") and his wife, Chassia Annie (1885/6–1943), a botanist. The family came to England when he was young, settling in London. Emmanuel was educated at Richmond Hill School, leaving to work for a small engineering firm at the age of 15.<ref>{{Cite ODNB | url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-72085 | doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/72085| title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography| year=2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Emmanuel_Kaye |title = Emmanuel Kaye - Graces Guide}}</ref> In 1934, his mother changed the family name to "Kaye".<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40025/page/6399/data.pdf 24 November 1953], ''The London Gazette''. Accessed 28 January 2023.</ref>

He was a donor to [[Tony Blair]]'s [[Labour Leader's Office Fund]] before the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 General Election]].<ref name="Moyes 1996">{{cite web | last=Moyes | first=Jojo | title=Multi-millionaires who keep Blair in his office | website=The Independent | date=1996-11-18 | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/multi-millionaires-who-keep-blair-in-his-office-1352967.html | access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Kaye was associated with{{Vague|date=April 2020}} the [[Labour Friends of Israel]].<ref>{{cite work|author=Pierce, Andrew|url=|title=Blair's chance to raise cash for Pounds 1m refund|work=The Times|date=18 November 1997}}</ref>{{verify source|date=April 2020}}

Among major beneficiaries of his philanthropy was [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], which made him an Honorary Member in 1994. He was Vice-Chairman (1981-85) and Chairman (1985–99) of the Thrombosis Research Trust.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

==Personal life==
In 1946, Kaye married Elizabeth, daughter of Mark Cutler; they had a son and two daughters.<ref>''Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes'', Kelly's Directories, 1969, p. 1122</ref> He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes|C.B.E.]] in 1967,<ref>Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 June 1967, pp. 6277-6278</ref> and [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1974.<ref>''Supplement to the London Gazette'', 7 June 1974, pp. 6793-6794</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*[http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext25/Osler.html ''Labour Party PLC: New Labour as a Party of Business''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121223210616/http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext25/Osler.html |date=23 December 2012 }}—lengthy extract from [[David Osler]]'s book about Labour fundraising and the [[Labour Leader's Office Fund]] {{dead link|date=April 2020}}
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