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Stavros Spyrou Niarchos (Greek: Σταύρος Σπύρου Νιάρχος, pronounced [ˈstavros ˈspiru 'ɲarxos]; 3 July 1909 – 15 April 1996) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet.
Jul 3, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Stavros Niarchos, a self-made billionaire who dominated the global oil shipping industry and founded a major foundation for arts and culture. Discover his marriages, his yacht, his art collection and his impact on Greece.
Apr 16, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Stavros Niarchos, a self-made billionaire who built a global shipping empire and a philanthropic foundation. Discover his rivalry with Aristotle Onassis, his five marriages, and his love of yachting and art.
Learn about Stavros S. Niarchos, the shipping magnate and philanthropist who endowed the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in 1996. SNF works in Greece and around the world in education, social welfare, health, and arts and culture.
Stavros S. Niarchos. 1909 – 1996. World’s largest tanker owner of the 1950s and 1960s. Founder of Hellenic Shipyards. World-famous art collector and race horse owner. No Greek shipowner has been more driven, nor more refined in his tastes, than Stavros Niarchos, the great rival of Aristotle Onassis.
Apr 18, 1996 · Stavros S. Niarchos, the shadowy Greek shipping magnate who spent much of his life battling his archrival Aristotle Onassis for supremacy on the high seas, in conspicuous consumption and at the...
Apr 15, 1996 · Stavros Spyros Niarchos (born July 3, 1909, Athens, Greece—died April 15, 1996, Zürich, Switz.) was a Greek shipping magnate and art collector. In 1929 Niarchos graduated from the University of Athens in law and began working in his uncle’s flour mill.
