Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (/kæˈluːst ɡʊlˈbɛŋkiən/, Western Armenian: Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed "Mr Five Per Cent"...
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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portuguese: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian), commonly referred to simply as the Gulbenkian Foundation, is a Portuguese...
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The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum houses one of the world's most important private art collections. It includes works from Ancient Egypt to the early 20th...
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repatriate British airmen who became stranded in France. The son of Calouste Gulbenkian, he was born in Kadıköy, Ottoman Empire but his family fled from...
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of the cultural center where the headquarters of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Gulbenkian Museum and the José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Centre...
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Gulbenkian Prize is a series of prizes awarded annually by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The main Gulbenkian Prize was established in 1976 as the...
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brooch, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, acquired from the artist in 1903 Glass vase, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Pendant, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Necklace designed...
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André-Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 – 29 February 1732), le joailler du meuble (the "furniture jeweller"), became the most famous French cabinetmaker...
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Mr. Five Percent can refer to: Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955), British-Armenian businessman and philanthropist Yasuo Hamanaka (born 1950), Japanese businessman...
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by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, from Lisbon, Portugal, until it was sold in June 2019. Prior to the First World War, Calouste Gulbenkian was the...
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