biography
| name: |
Zaharoff, Sir Basil
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originally Basileios Zacharias
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pronunciation:
[zaharof]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1849–1936)
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| biography:
| Armaments magnate and financier, born in Anatolia, WC Turkey. He amassed a fortune from arms sales (1880–1900), became a French citizen in 1913, and was knighted by the British in 1918 for his services to the Allies in World War 1. He donated large sums of money to universities and other institutions. |
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