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At his death in 1955, Calouste Gulbenkian was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Percent' for owning 5% of Middle East oil production. For half a century everyone from the Ottoman Sultans to Joseph Stalin sought his advice on oil policy, the latter rewarding him with Rembrandts from Russia's Hermitage Museum. Given unprecedented access to Gulbenkian's private papers, Jonathan Conlin pieces together the many lives of a powerful recluse: deal-maker and financier, but also diplomat, art collector and philanthropist, jealous husband and domineering father. This detailed account reveals the effects of Gulbenkian's restless life on...

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Author

Conlin, Jonathan;Gulbenkian, Calouste

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782834441

Category

science

Subjects

Management, Nature, Biography

Rating

4.3 / 5 (143 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14