Gulbenkian

British  

/ ɡʊlˈbɛŋkɪən /

noun

1. Calouste Sarkis (kæˈluːst ˈsɑːkɪz). 1869–1955, British industrialist, born in Turkey. He endowed the international Gulbenkian Foundation for the advancement of the arts, science, and education

2. his son, Nubar Sarkis (ˈnuːbɑː ˈsɑːkɪz). 1896–1972, British industrialist, diplomat, and philanthropist

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Example Sentences

But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times

Zsa-zsa shuns passports; Gulbenkian declined British knighthood.

From Los Angeles Times

“Did we really learn?” said Marc Veldhoen, an immunologist at the University of Lisbon and Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine.

From Salon

The new research illustrates “the ancestral role” of oxytocin in transmitting emotion, said Rui Oliveira, a behavioral biologist at Portugal’s Gulbenkian Institute of Science and a study co-author.

From Seattle Times

Mr Stowell's lawyers, Gulbenkian Andonian solicitors, said his mother's hospital records reveal the decision to put her on end-of-life care was made two days before the family was told.

From BBC