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had actually given Gulbenkian the entire Iraqi oil concession. Gulbenkian, however, saw advantage in divesting the vast majority of his concession so that corporations would be able to develop the whole. Gulbenkian grew wealthy on the remainder. He reputedly said, "Better a small piece of a big pie,
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Throughout his life, Gulbenkian donated large sums of money to churches, scholarships, schools, and hospitals. Many of his donations were to Armenian foundations and establishments. He required that proceeds from his 5% share of profits from oil should go to Armenian families. He also demanded that
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At the time of his death, Gulbenkian's fortune was estimated at between US$ 280 million and US$ 840 million. Undisclosed sums were willed in trust to his descendants; the remainder of his fortune and art collection were willed to the
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to gain a share and replace Calouste's share, but Gulbenkian worked closely with French concerns, arranged for the French to receive the German's share as part of the spoils of victory, and, in return, the French protected his interest.
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was donated to the Surp Pırgiç foundation in 1954. The property was confiscated by the state in 1974, but returned to the foundation in 2011. He also helped establish a nurses' home at the hospital after selling his wife's jewellery.
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alone, Gulbenkian commissioned more than 140 works over nearly 30 years. The collection includes objects from antiquity to the 20th century. Some of the works in the collection were bought during the
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in 1887, he had Calouste prepare an oil survey of Mesopotamia. To develop the oil survey, Calouste merely read travel books and interviewed railroad engineers that were surveying and building the
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and remarked in a letter to Gulbenkian that Les Enclos was "the cornerstone of your work, because it is the most alive, the most intimate and sensitive, the best guarded secret for your dreams."
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25% and kept 15% for himself as "the conceiver, the founder, and the artisan of the Turkish Petroleum combine." A promise of these rights was made to the TPC, but the onset of
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By 1895, he started his oil operation business. He had to return to the Ottoman Empire, but in 1896, Gulbenkian and his family fled the empire due to the
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Throughout his life, Gulbenkian was involved with many philanthropic activities including the establishment of schools, hospitals, and churches. The
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Gulbenkian amassed a huge fortune and an art collection which he kept in a private museum at his Paris house. An art expert said in a 1950 issue of
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The foundation was to act for charitable, educational, artistic, and scientific purposes, and the named trustees were his long-time friend
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in Lisbon, Portugal. The museum was founded according to his will, to accommodate and display his collection, now belonging to the
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oil magnate and philanthropist. Mantashev introduced Gulbenkian to influential contacts in Cairo. These new acquaintances included
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There are rooms and buildings at the University of Oxford named after Gulbenkian, including the Gulbenkian Reading Room in
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oil importer and exporter already heavily involved in the oil industry. Sarkis was an owner of several oil fields in the
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Gulbenkian's family established close relations with the House of Osman. By 1860, his father Sarkis Gulbenkian was an
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While Gulbenkian's art collection may be found in many museums across the world, most of his art is exhibited at the
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and a daughter Rita, who would become the wife of Iranian diplomat of Armenian descent Kevork Loris Essayan.
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as the economic adviser of the Persian legation in Paris, he followed the French government when it fled to
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For detailed background concerning Gulbenkian and the Red Line Agreement controlling Middle East Oil see
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5% of his workers in his oil production for the Iraq Petroleum Company should be of Armenian descent.
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was said to be crammed with art, a situation ameliorated in 1936 when he lent thirty paintings to the
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For general background concerning the development of the petroleum industry in the Middle East see
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that "Never in modern history has one man owned so much." His four-story, three-basement house on
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In 1929, he was the chief benefactor to the establishment of an extensive library at the
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provided the impetus to conclude negotiations and in July 1928 an agreement, called the "
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region in the 4th century AD. In the 11th century, the Rshtunis settled in Caesarea (now
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Throughout his lifetime, Gulbenkian managed to collect over 6,400 pieces of art. From
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Osmanlı Coğrafyası'nda Petrol Mücadesi, Kalust S.Gülbenkyan ve Türk Petrol Şirketi
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in 1879, Sarkis acquired the lucrative collection of taxes for the Privy Purse of
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Banking on Baghdad: Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict
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Banking on Baghdad Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict
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interrupted their efforts. At first, the British Foreign Office supported the
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Gulbenkian's home on 51 Avenue d'Iéna in Paris, where he kept most of his art
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Directorship, and, subsequently, Ministry of the Privy Treasury under Sultan
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and lived in the region until the mid-1800s, when they ultimately moved to
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Gulbenkian in 1889 at the age of 20, newly graduated from King's College
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My B.B...: The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Kenneth Clark, 1925–1959
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Martyred but not tamed the politics of resistance in the Middle East
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During the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire after the war, most of
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In 1912 Gulbenkian was the driving force behind the creation of the
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Martin Essayan on his great-grandfather: Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian
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on 17 March 1962 where it served until 1969. It was withdrawn from
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The Seven Sisters: The Great Oil Companies and the World They Made
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Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was born on 23 March 1869 in Scutari (
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La Transcaucasie et la péninsule d'Apchéron: souvenirs de voyage
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Anheier, Helmut K.; Toepler, Stefan; List, Regina, eds. (2010).
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La Transcaucasie et la péninsule d'Apchéron; souvenirs de voyage
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La Transcaucasie et la péninsule d'Apchéron; souvenirs de voyage
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at the age of 15 to perfect his French at a high school there.
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in engineering and applied sciences. A year later, he went to
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Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation", now a subsidiary of the
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Immediately afterwards his father sent him to be educated at
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In the Trenches: Adventures in Journalism and Public Affairs
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of Armenians. They ended up in Egypt, where Gulbenkian met
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Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian – recollections of his grandson
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Gulbenkian's family are believed to be descendants of the
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a foundation in the world
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Gulbenkian's wedding to Nevarte Essayan in London in 1892
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Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United Kingdom
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Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian
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wrote a short story about Gulbenkian in his 1971 book,
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By the onset of the Second World War, having acquired
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Azeredo Perdigão, José de, and Ana Lowndes Marques.
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Presidents of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
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19th-century businesspeople from the Ottoman Empire
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
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Mr. Five Per Cent: The Story of Calouste Gulbenkian
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Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. pp. 226–7. 2739:Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal) 2452:In Memoriam Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (Part 1) 1510:Historical dictionary of the petroleum industry 499:– Memoirs of a Journey") which appeared in the 440:), in the Ottoman capital, Constantinople (now 1983:. Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society. pp. 6–9. 1359:. Vol. 29, no. 22. pp. 81–107. 815:In 1937, Gulbenkian purchased a property near 2553: 2512:by Calouste Gulbenkian (full view; in French) 1928:"The Armenian Church Under the Soviet Regime" 1981:The story of the Weston-super-Mare lifeboats 1702:Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert (1993). 1502: 1500: 1086:, Éditeur: Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1891. 309:; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed " 2654:Armenian businesspeople in the oil industry 2047:International encyclopedia of civil society 1346: 1344: 668:, London and his Egyptian sculpture to the 487:Gulbenkian later wrote an article entitled 448:French school and continued his studies at 2560: 2546: 2025:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1342: 1340: 1338: 1336: 1334: 1332: 1330: 1328: 1326: 1324: 36: 2393: 1706:(1993 ed.). Macmillan. p. 426. 1533:Norwich, J. J., & Henson, B. (1987). 1506: 1497: 1205: 1203: 1201: 966:Learn how and when to remove this message 2504:by the Gulbenkian Foundation (full view) 2496:by the Gulbenkian Foundation (full view) 2354:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 2334:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 2182:(195). Social Sciences Institute of the 2143: 2122: 2065:Armenian Communities Department (2010). 2009:Academia Portuguesa da História (1980). 1964:"Gulbenkian's Will Sets Up Foundation". 1957: 1479: 1455: 1350: 1264: 802: 713: 674: 599:French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon 584: 511: 422: 16:British-Armenian businessman (1869–1955) 2406: 2285:. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2004. 1389: 1321: 1117:Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM) 798: 520:After Hagop Pasha's appointment as the 194: 1892; died 1952) 2789:St. Joseph High School Istanbul alumni 2626: 2198: 2164: 1993: 1978: 1925: 1810: 1798: 1562: 1396:. Yale University Press. p. 526. 1377: 1198: 845:In 1952 he refused being appointed as 2541: 2212: 2098: 2015:(in Portuguese). Lisbon. p. 373. 1906: 1858: 1614: 1608: 1574: 1351:Coughlan, Robert (27 November 1950). 1315: 871: 2769:People of the Iraq Petroleum Company 1847:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1835:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1823:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1659:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1603:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1468:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1444:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1429:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1417:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1304:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1289:Armenian Communities Department 2010 1277:Armenian Communities Department 2010 904:adding citations to reliable sources 875: 783:. He was also a major benefactor of 340: 2794:Survivors of the Hamidian massacres 2674:Associates of King's College London 2050:(1. ed.). New York: Springer. 1035:in 1991 and sold for preservation. 1021:Royal National Lifeboat Institution 69:, Ottoman Empire (present-day 13: 2734:Founders of the petroleum industry 2704:Businesspeople in the oil industry 2684:British people of Armenian descent 2366:For Gulbenkian as a collector see 2255: 2108:. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. 2088:Azeredo Perdigão, José de (1969). 1784:. 18 February 2011. Archived from 1681:National Heritage List for England 1077: 1029:Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station 811:, his garden retreat in Deauville. 750:Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem 689:Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings 626:than a big piece of a small one." 361:), taking the name Vart Badrik, a 14: 2810: 2669:Armenians from the Ottoman Empire 2569:Armenian General Benevolent Union 2528:Armenian General Benevolent Union 2440: 2094:. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. 1012:) to display his art collection. 779:, an Armenian newspaper based in 769:Armenian General Benevolent Union 648: 629:In 1938, before the beginning of 545:Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer 2779:Armenian expatriates in Portugal 2744:Iraqi people of Armenian descent 2729:Fellows of King's College London 1907:Lyall, Sarah (26 January 2012). 1193:Anheier, Toepler & List 2010 1064: 880: 427:Calouste Gulbenkian at age three 328:, a private foundation based in 233: 218: 2724:Ethnic Armenian philanthropists 2644:Alumni of King's College London 2407:McClary, Richard Piran (2020). 2002: 1987: 1972: 1919: 1900: 1876: 1734: 1730:. Accc.org.uk. 11 January 1923. 1720: 1695: 1638: 1568: 1527: 1383: 1169:Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 1144:, formerly the Gulbenkian Prize 891:needs additional citations for 705: 459: 365:title. With the arrival of the 191: 2719:Ethnic Armenian businesspeople 2709:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 2523:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 2373:Calouste Gulbenkian, Collector 2268:. London: Profile Books, 2019. 2091:Calouste Gulbenkian: Collector 1239:. 23 July 1958. Archived from 1223: 1160: 981:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 748:, the principal church of the 700:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 639:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 396:, and was a representative of 326:Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 1: 2799:Armenian Apostolic Christians 1935:Religion, State & Society 1492:Tugendhat & Hamilton 1975 1390:Cumming, Robert, ed. (2015). 1148: 757:Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital 725:He established and built the 431: 353:noble family centred on the 2759:Businesspeople from Istanbul 2501:The Gulbenkians in Jerusalem 2394:Manoukian, Jennifer (2016). 2307:. 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(2005). 560:National Bank of Turkey 42:Gulbenkian in the 1890s 2694:British businesspeople 2689:British art collectors 2396:"GULBENKIAN, CALOUSTE" 2144:Chilvers, Ian (2005). 1926:Corley, Felix (1996). 812: 722: 680: 619:Iraq Petroleum Company 590: 517: 428: 167:Iraq Petroleum Company 2649:Armenian billionaires 2400:Encyclopaedia Iranica 2301:Blair, John Malcolm. 1994:Denton, Tony (2010). 1979:Morris, Jeff (2000). 1871:Azeredo Perdigão 1969 1579:. iUniverse. p.  1353:"Mystery Billionaire" 1122:Gulbenkian commission 1017:Oakley-class lifeboat 989:Etchmiadzin Cathedral 915:"Calouste Gulbenkian" 806: 717: 678: 607:under British mandate 588: 515: 502:Revue des deux Mondes 470:petroleum engineering 466:King's College London 426: 317:, London, Paris, and 135:King's College London 2749:Iraqi businesspeople 2476:(by Mikhael Essayan) 2184:University of Lisbon 1742:"Gulbenkian Library" 1575:Adams, John (2012). 1231:"Solid Gold Scrooge" 1132:Gulbenkian Orchestra 1023:. 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