Stavros Niarchos Bio - Biography

Name Stavros Niarchos
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Naionality Switzerland
Date of Birth 16 April 1996
Place of Birth Zurich, Switzerland.
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Stavros Spyros Niarchos (3 July 1909 – 16 April 1996) was a millionaire Greek shipping tycoon, sometimes known as "The Golden Greek." In 1952, Stavros Niarchos built the first supertankers capable of transporting large quantities of oil, and subsequently earned millions of dollars as global demand for his ships increased.He was born in Athens, son of Spyros Niarchos and his wife, the former Eugenia Coumandaros. His parents were naturalized Americans and had owned a department store in Buffalo, New York before returning to Greece, three months prior to his birth. He studied law at the University of Athens, after which he went to work in the Coumandaros family's grain business.During this period, he became involved in shipping by convincing his relatives that greater profits could be achieved if the firm owned the ships involved.

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