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
Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many ...
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 became a prestigious ceme ...
.
Goulandris was a "noted but very private art collector and philanthropist".
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1927 births
2017 deaths
Alexandros
Greek businesspeople in shipping
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