Stepan Lianozov
Russian writer and lawyer (1872–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stepan Georgievich Lianozov (Armenian: Ստեփան Գևորգի Լիանոսյան; 9 August 1872 - 10 August 1951) was a Russian industrialist of Armenian descent who contributed to petroleum industry in Azerbaijan. Lianozov founded "G.M. Lianozov Sons" in Moscow with 2 million rubles as founding capital. Stepan Lianozov's impact on the oil industry in Baku was considerable and became known as the "Russian Rockefeller". Having served in over twenty companies prior to the Russian Revolution, he attracted and managed numerous investments in the Baku oil industry, which started a revolution in world oil production and brought his company OIL as the top petroleum company in Baku and third largest oil producer in the world.[1] Lianozov also became a political activist most notably during the Russian Civil War. He also was a financier of the film industry in Russia and had become a film producer himself.
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Born | Stepan Lianozov (1872-08-09)9 August 1872 |
Died | 10 August 1951(1951-08-10) (aged 79) |
Resting place | Passy Cemetery, Paris |
Occupation | Oil Magnate |
Children | Nikolai |
Parent | Gevorg |
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