Calouste Gulbenkian

Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955).

Born March 29th, 1869 in Üsküdar. [ref]

Died July 20th, 1955 at 86 years old in Lisbon.

Occupations
adventurer, art collector, businessperson, diplomat, engineer, entrepreneur, patron of the arts, smuggler, writer

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi