biography
| name: |
Niarchos, Stavros (Spyros)
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pronunciation:
[nyah(r)khos]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1909–96)
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| biography:
| Shipowner, born in Athens, Greece. He served during World War 2 in the Royal Hellenic navy, then became controller of one of the largest independent fleets in the world, pioneering the construction of supertankers, in competition with his brother-in-law Aristotle Onassis. He was also a major art collector. |
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