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prosimian(dictionary)
Sarkis' Cafe(tourism)

Gulbenkian, Calouste (Sarkis) (sh) and prosimian (iou)


Gulbenkian, Calouste (Sarkis) (sh)




born March 29, 1869, Istanbul, Turk.
died July 20, 1955, Lisbon, Port.

Turkish-born British financier, industrialist, and philanthropist.

In 1911 he helped found the Turkish Petroleum Co. (later Iraq Petroleum Co.) and became the first to exploit Iraqi oil; his 5% share made him one of the world's richest men. From 1948 he negotiated Saudi Arabian oil concessions to U.S. firms. He amassed an outstanding Art collection of some 6,000 works, now in Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. The Lisbon-based Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation supports activities worldwide in science, Art, social welfare, cultural relations, Health, and Education.


prosimian (iou)



prosimian noun & adjective. L19.
[from PRO-2 + SIMIAN.]
Zoology.
A. noun. A mammal of the suborder Prosimii of primitive, mostly arboreal primates including lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating a prosimian or prosimians. L19.
prosimious adjective (rare) = PROSIMIAN adjective M19.