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Apcar
Apcar may refer to * Apcar (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Apcar family, an Armenian family prominent in commerce and industry * Apcar and Company a defunct Indian firm that engaged in shipping, import and export See also * Abgar (name), a list of people with the given name or surname {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apcar (name)
Apcar or Abgar (Armenian: Աբգար) is an Armenian name that may refer to the following notable people: *Apcar Alexander Apcar (1850–1913), Armenian businessman in India *Abgar Ali Akbar Armani (died c.1708), Armenian merchant *Apcar Baltazar (1880–1909), Romanian painter and art critic of Armenian heritage *Abgar Barsom (born 1977), Swedish-Armenian football player *Diana Abgar (1859–1937), Armenian writer and humanitarian *Frederic Apcar (1914–2008), Russian-born French acrobatic dancer *Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), American obstetrical anesthesiologist See also *Apgar, a list of people with the given name or surname {{given name, type=both Armenian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apcar Family
The Apcar family is an Armenian family originally from New Julfa in Isfahan, Persia. After moving to India they became prominent in commerce and industry. Later members were involved in the practice of law and the legislature. Senior branch Aratoon Apcar was born in 1779 at New Julfa in Isfahan, Persia. He was the second son of Apcar, the ancestor of the family. He came to Bombay when he was sixteen and found employment with an Armenian merchant there, trading with China and Manila. After his patron died, he continued in this trade in his own right. He founded Apcar & Co in 1809 and was Senior Member of this firm until his death in 1863. In 1830 he moved to Calcutta. He gave generous endowments to the Armenian Apostolic Church of St Mary at New Julfa, and in 1843 established the Armenian Patriotic School there. Aratoon Apcar died at Calcutta on 16 May 1863 at the age of 85. Aratoon Apcar married Catherine Thomas (1800–1849) in 1813. They had four sons and one daughter name San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apcar And Company
Apcar and Company was a firm founded in 1819 in India that engaged in shipping, import and export. The most profitable trade was in opium, shipped from India to Hong Kong and the Pearl River. The Apcar Line also carried Indian and Chinese laborers for work in Malaya and Singapore. The line was sold to the British India Steam Navigation Company in 1912. Origins Arratoon Apcar was an ethnic Armenian born in 1779 at New Julfa in Isfahan, Persia. He was the second son of Apcar, the ancestor of the family. He came to Bombay when he was sixteen and found employment with an Armenian merchant there, trading with China and Manila. After his patron died, he continued in this trade in his own right. His brother Gregory Apcar came to India in 1808 and joined Arratoon in Bombay. The trading company of Apcar & Co. was founded in 1819 by Arratoon Apcar. Growth Arratoon Apcar moved his company to Calcutta around the end of 1830. In Calcutta the company moved into shipping, carrying both pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
