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Gulbenkian
(redirected from Calouste Gulbenkian)

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Gulbenkian [gʊlˈbɛŋkɪən]
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1. (Biographies / Gulbenkian, Calouste Sarkis (1869-1955) M, Britishnational of birth: Turkish, BUSINESS: industrialist, PHILANTHROPY: philanthropist) Calouste Sarkis (kæˈluːst ˈsɑːkɪz). 1869-1955, British industrialist, born in Turkey. He endowed the international Gulbenkian Foundation for the advancement of the arts, science, and education
2. (Biographies / Gulbenkian, Nubar Sarkis (1896-1972) M, British, BUSINESS: industrialist, POLITICS: diplomat, PHILANTHROPY: philanthropist) his son, Nubar Sarkis (ˈnuːbɑː ˈsɑːkɪz). 1896-1972, British industrialist, diplomat, and philanthropist


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Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum) This art treasure brings together Egyptian, European, Islamic, Oriental and Greco-Roman art together under one roof.
The Kouyoumdjians, another prominent family, trace their roots in Iraq from even before their business and family connections to Calouste Gulbenkian, the famed Mr Five Percent of Iraqi oil rights a century ago.
For this, we would like to thank Jeronimo Pizarro and Steffen Dix for their timely and felicitous proposal, the Camara Municipal de Povoa do Varzim, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Instituto Camoes and the Instituto de Ciencias Sociais for the generous additional subsidies which have made publication of this extended special issue possible.
 
 
 
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