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Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born in 1906 in Karataş, a suburb of the port city of Smyrna (now İzmir, Turkey) in Anatolia to Greek parents Socrates Onassis and Penelope Dologlou. Aristotle had one sister, Artemis, and two half-sisters, Kalliroi and Merope, by his father's second marriage following Penelope's death (1912).
Apr 2, 2014 · Aristotle Onassis is best known as the Greek shipping tycoon who married JFK's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1968.
Nov 30, 2018 · Fast Facts: Aristotle Onassis. Nickname: The Golden Greek. Occupation: Shipping magnate. Known For: His marriage to former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and his ownership of the largest privately-owned shipping fleet in the world (which made him one of the richest men in the world). Born: January 15, 1906 in Smyrna (present day Izmir), Turkey.
Mar 29, 2024 · Aristotle Socrates Onassis (born January 7 [January 20, New Style], 1906, Smyrna [now İzmir], Turkey—died March 15, 1975, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France) was a Greek shipping magnate who developed a fleet of supertankers and freighters larger than the navies of many countries. Although originally wealthy tobacco dealers, Onassis’s ...
The "Onassis-Penelope" and "Onassis-Socrates" set sail on the Atlantic trade routes, launching the greatest legend in Greek shipping history. The young Aristotle Onassis is aware that he will be viewed as an outsider in the world of the traditional Greek shipowners because his family has no history in shipping.
Jan 15, 2024 · Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary who became one of the richest men in modern history. Unlike most of the world’s tycoons, Aristotle Onassis was not born to aristocracy or into the realm of the ultra-rich. His father was wealthy, but the fortune the young man made was ...
Nov 18, 2021 · Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born in Smyrna, modern Turkey, in 1906 to a wealthy tobacco family. Smyrna was retaken by Turkey during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22). The conflict saw the Onassis family’s substantial property lost and forced them to become refugees as they fled to Greece in 1922.
