Calouste Gulbenkian

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Calouste Gulbenkian was an influential Armenian-British businessman and philanthropist, known as “Mr. Five Percent” for his pivotal role in the early oil industry and for founding the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

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Calouste Gulbenkian canonical 29

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instanceOf art collector
businessperson
human
philanthropist
birthDate 1869-03-23
burialPlace São João Baptista Cemetery, Lisbon
countryOfCitizenship France
Ottoman Empire
Portugal
United Kingdom
deathDate 1955-07-20
educatedAt King's College London
ethnicGroup Armenian
linked to: Armenian language
familyName Gulbenkian
fieldOfWork oil industry
petroleum finance
philanthropy
founded Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
givenName Calouste
hasHeritage Armenian diaspora
hasPartInCollection European painting
Islamic art
ancient Egyptian art
knownFor holding a 5 percent share in the Iraq Petroleum Company
large art collection
negotiating oil concessions in the Middle East
languageSpoken Armenian
English
French
Turkish
memberOf Iraq Petroleum Company
movement Armenian philanthropy
nickname Mr. Five Percent
notableAward Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
notableWork Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
placeOfBirth Istanbul
Ottoman Empire
Üsküdar
placeOfDeath Lisbon
Portugal
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
residence Lisbon
London
linked to: London, England

Paris
sexOrGender male
workedFor Royal Dutch Shell (as intermediary and negotiator)
linked to: Royal Dutch Shell

Turkish Petroleum Company

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Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation foundedBy Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian Choir namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian Orchestra namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian notableBearer Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Gulbenkian
Nubar Gulbenkian father Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Gulbenkian
Mr. Five Percent refersTo Calouste Gulbenkian
Turkish Petroleum Company foundedBy Calouste Gulbenkian
Turkish Petroleum Company hasShareholder Calouste Gulbenkian
Turkish Petroleum Company notableMember Calouste Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian Arts Centre namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
Founder's Collection namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Founder’s Collection
Founder's Collection hasCollector Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Founder’s Collection
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject linked to: Pedro Cid
Nubar Gulbenkian father Calouste Gulbenkian
Nubar Gulbenkian hasRelative Calouste Gulbenkian
Nevarte Essayan spouse Calouste Gulbenkian
Nevarte Essayan spouseName Calouste Gulbenkian
St. Sarkis Armenian Church, London hasGraveOf Calouste Gulbenkian
Red Line Agreement signatoryCompany Calouste Gulbenkian
Red Line Agreement involvedPerson Calouste Gulbenkian