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Aristotle Onassis: Greece’s Larger Than Life Tycoon Airstotle Onassis. Credit: Greek Reporter illustration. CC BY-SA 3.0 nl 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 entirely on his own because he was a true visionary. ” width=”1080″> The young man from Smyrna was unknown to the rest of the...

Wed Mar 27 2002 at 11:26:58 Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born on January 20, 1900, in Karatass, a suburb of Smyrna. He was the son of a wealthy Greek trader and Turkish citizen named Socrates Onassis. He inherited his business ability from his father, and from his uncle Alexander came the "Greekness" of his ideas of passion, love, loyalty and revenge. Onassis survived the sacking of Smyrna by the Turkish army in 1922 by pretending to be sixteen, thus not eligible to fight. He escaped and, after living on his wits in Constantinople, Athens and Naples, emigrated to South America. In Buenos A...

Aristotle Onassis died on this day in 1975 Search for: “ To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you’re in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big. ”   Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born on the 20th of January 1906 and passed away on 15th March 1975, aged 69. Ari or Aristo or Aristotle Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate who amassed the world’s largest privately-owned shipping fleet and was one of the world’s richest and most famous men. Aristotle Onassis was known...

On this day in 1906, Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis was born Search for: Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born on the 20th January 1906 in Smyrni and passed away March 15, 1975, aged 69. Commonly called Ari or Aristo Onassis, he was a Greek shipping magnate, who amassed the world’s largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world’s richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life. The tycoon is also known for his marriage to Athina Mary Livanos, daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros Livanos, his affair with famous o...