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 16

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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
surface form: King's College London
ethnicGroup Armenian language
surface form: Armenian
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 Croix de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
surface form: 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, England
surface form: London

Paris
sexOrGender male
workedFor Royal Dutch Shell
surface form: Royal Dutch Shell (as intermediary and negotiator)

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
Gulbenkian namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Gulbenkian namedAfter Calouste Gulbenkian
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Gulbenkian father Calouste Gulbenkian
subject surface form: Nubar 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