Calouste Gulbenkian is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Calouste Gulbenkian as Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955).
Calouste Gulbenkian was born at Üsküdar in 1869. His recorded nationality is the Ottoman Empire. He was educated at St. Joseph High School and King's College London.
The nineteenth century professionalised nearly everything: salaried posts, formal training, and audiences large enough to sustain a career.
He worked as businessperson, entrepreneur and engineer.
His affiliations include National Bank of Turkey.
His principal work is La Transcaucasie et la péninsule d'Apchéron. Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
His work was formally recognised with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ.
Working from the Ottoman Empire shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955, aged 86. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: La Transcaucasie et la péninsule d'Apchéron
- Affiliated with National Bank of Turkey
- Educated at St. Joseph High School and King's College London
- Worked as businessperson, entrepreneur and engineer
