Sir Tristan Venus Antico,
AC (25 March 192326 December 2004), was a prominent Australian industrialist, horse breeder, and patron of the arts.
Antico was born in
Piovene, Italy, immigrating with his family to Australia aged seven. He attended
Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Boys High School (”SBHS”), otherwise known as The Sydney High School (“SHS”) or High, is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically s ...
.
[Something of the modern Medici about this Tristan]
''Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper i ...
' 13 January 2005
In 1954 Antico bought
Pioneer Readymix. In 1959 it was listed on the
Sydney Stock Market.
[ In 1967 Italy made Antico a Commander of the ]Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity
The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity ( it, Stella della solidarietà italiana ) was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic, Enrico De Nicola, in 1947, to recognise civilian and military expatriates or ...
. He was knighted in 1973
''In recognition of service to industry''Companion of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
in 1983.
''In recognition of service to industry and the community''[
]
References
Companions of the Order of Australia
Australian Knights Bachelor
Businesspeople awarded knighthoods
20th-century Australian businesspeople
21st-century Australian businesspeople
Italian emigrants to Australia
People educated at Sydney Boys High School
1923 births
2004 deaths
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