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Goulandris Family
Goulandris ( el, Γουλανδρής, feminine/genitive form Γουλανδρή) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandros Goulandris (1927-2017), Greek ship owner * Basil Goulandris (1913-1994), Greek ship owner and arts patron *Chryss Goulandris Chryss Goulandris, Lady O'Reilly (born 27 June 1950), also known as Chryssanthie (from the Greek) or Christina, is one of the richest women associated with Ireland, and holds both USA and Greek citizenship. For many years, she owned a major hors ... (born 1950), Greek-Irish ship owner and horse breeder * John Goulandris (?-2016), Greek ship owner * Nicholas J. Goulandris (1891-1957), Greek ship owner * Niki Goulandris (1925-2019), Greek painter and philanthropist * Nikos Goulandris (1913-1983), Greek shipping tycoon and sports team owner {{surname Greek-language surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandros Goulandris
Alexandros J. "Aleko" Goulandris (1927 – 25 May 2017) was a Greek shipowner, the son of Nicholas J. Goulandris, the founder of N. J. Goulandris. In 1952, his father left the family firm, Goulandris Bros., and founded N. J. Goulandris in London. It grew with the help of his sons Yannis/John (b.1923) and twins Leonidas (b.1927) and Alexandros, and by 1958 was the sixth-largest Greek shipowner with 40 ships. The business is now known as Andriaki Shipping and is based in Marousi, Athens. He married Marietta, and they had three daughters, Violanto (who pre-deceased him), Maria-Lula and Alexandra. In 1994 they restored the Tourlitis Lighthouse in Andros in memory of Violanto. He died in May 2017, and was buried next to his wife in the First Cemetery of Athens The First Cemetery of Athens ( el, Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο Αθηνών, ''Próto Nekrotafeío Athinón'') is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Goulandris
Vassilis P. "Basil" Goulandris (1913 – 27 April 1994) was a Greek shipowner, and the founder of Greece's first Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Andros. He and his wife died childless and left an art collection worth $3 billion, which has been the subject of long-running litigation since she died in 2000. Early life He was the son of Peter J Goulandris and Chrysa Dambassi. He had a twin brother Nicholas "Nikos" (1913–83), elder brothers John (1907–50) and George (1908–74) and a younger brother Constantine (1916–78). Career Basil Goulandris and his four brothers became known as the "Sons of Peter Goulandris", and in 1946 founded the Orion Shipping & Trading Co Inc, which made large purchases of US and Canadian-built ships, from a New York head office, and Capeside Steamship Co Ltd in London. They bought at least 50 Liberty ships, and later commissioned new tankers and ore carriers, from US and Canada in 1953 to 1954, Japan from 1956 to 1994 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chryss Goulandris
Chryss Goulandris, Lady O'Reilly (born 27 June 1950), also known as Chryssanthie (from the Greek) or Christina, is one of the richest women associated with Ireland, and holds both USA and Greek citizenship. For many years, she owned a major horse breeding operation located in Ireland, France and other countries and was Chairperson of the Irish National Stud for over a decade. She is the wife of former media and industrial magnate Tony O'Reilly, and is heavily involved with The Ireland Funds. Life She was born in the United States to John Goulandris, a wealthy member of a Greek family of ship owners and operators, and Maria Lemos, from another Greek shipping dynasty. The family lived at the time in the Savoy Palace Hotel, with homes also in Greece, Connecticut, Switzerland and the Bahamas. She grew up primarily in America (on Fifth Avenue, New York), with holidays spent in Greece, chiefly on the family's ancestral home island, Andros. She studied French civilisation and art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goulandris
John B. Goulandris ( el, Ιωάννης Β. "Γιάννης" Γουλανδρής, Ioánnis B. "Giánnis" Goulandrís) (1930 - 2016) was a Greek shipowner. John B. Goulandris was the eldest of five brothers, George, twins Nicholas "Nikos" and Vassilis "Basil" Goulandris, and Constantine. In 2009, he was living in London and the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £200 million. He was the vice–chairman of the Union of Greek Shipowners. He was married to Maria Lemos. Their daughter, Chryss Goulandris is married to the Irish billionaire Sir Tony O'Reilly. He died in 2016, and was buried in Andros. References 2016 deaths John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ... Greek businesspeople in shipping 1930 births {{Shipping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas J
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Goulandris
Niki Goulandris ( el, Νίκη Γουλανδρή; 1925 – 9 February 2019) was a Greek philanthropist and an accomplished botanical painter. Early life Goulandris helped illustrate several botanical books, such as ''Wild Flowers of Greece'' by C. Goulimis and W.T. Stearn, and ''Peonies of Greece'' by Stearn and P.H. Davies. She was vice-president of the Goulandris Natural History Museum and Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, former deputy minister for Social Services (1974–75), former Secretary of State for health in Greece(1974), honorary deputy president of Hellenic Radio and Television (1975–80), and member of the World Commission on Culture and Development of UNESCO. She was winner of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Global 500 Award in 1990, and in 1991 was named Woman of Europe by the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Movement. Born Niki Kephala, she was married to Angelos Goulandris, of the wealthy ship-owning Goulandris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Goulandris
Nikos (Nikolaos) Goulandris ( el, Νίκος Γουλανδρής, 1913–1983) was a Greek businessman and president of Olympiacos F.C. Goulandris started his involvement with Olympiacos in 1970, becoming its general manager in 1971 and ultimately its president in 1972. As president, he reinstated all the prominent members of Olympiacos board that had been forced out by the military regime (including Giorgos Andrianopoulos) and opened-up the member election process, establishing a new, trustworthy board of directors. He appointed Lakis Petropoulos as head coach and signed top-class players, creating a great roster. Under Goulandris' presidency, Olympiacos won the Greek Championship three times in a row ( 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75), combining it with the Greek Cup in 1973 and 1975 to celebrate two Doubles in three years. Ιn the 1972–73 season, Olympiacos won the title by conceding only 13 goals in 34 matches, which is an-all-time record in Greek football history. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek-language Surnames
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
