Calouste Gulbenkian
Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955) · Turkey · Founders · Died at 86
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Something wrong?Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development and is credited with being the first person to exploit Iraqi oil.
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Calouste Gulbenkian at age three
Gulbenkian in 1889 at the age of 20, newly graduated from King's College
Gulbenkian's wedding to Nevarte Essayan in London in 1892
Gulbenkian's home on 51 Avenue d'Iéna in Paris, where he kept most of his art
St Sarkis Armenian Church, Kensington, London, built by Gulbenkian and in the grounds of which he is buried
Gulbenkian at Les Enclos, his garden retreat in Deauville.Awards
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Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development and is credited with being the first person to exploit Iraqi oil. Following the "Red Line Agreement", a fixed 5% of the shares of the Turkish Petroleum Company were to be consistently owned by him, for which he earned the nickname "Mr. Five Per Cent". Gulbenkian travelled extensively and lived in a number of cities including his birth city of Constantinople and later London, Paris, and finally Lisbon.
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