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Basil Zaharoff
Basil Zaharoff (born ''Basileios Zacharias Zacharoff'', (ギリシア語:''Βασίλειος Zαχαρίας Ζαχάρωφ''); October 6, 1849 – November 27, 1936) was a Greek-born arms dealer, industrialist. One of the richest men in the world during his lifetime, Zaharoff was variously described including ''“merchant of death”'' and ''“mystery man of Europe”''.〔(www.britannica.com )〕〔(www.smithsonianmag.com )〕 His success was forged through his cunning, often aggressive and sharp business tactics. These included the sale of arms to opposing sides in conflicts, sometimes delivering fake or faulty machinery, and reportedly sabotaging trade demonstrations.
==Early life==
Basileios Zacharias was the only son and eldest of four children of a Greek merchant, born in the Turkish town of Muğla. The Russian-sounding surname Zaharoff was adopted by his family when they lived in Russia as exiles following the anti-Greek "Easter pogroms" of 1821. The family returned to Ottoman Empire in the 1840s and, by 1855, had returned to Constantinople living in the Greek neighbourhood of Tatavla.
Young Basileios' first job was as a tourist guide in the Galata. It is thought he then became an arsonist with the Istanbul firefighters: 19th-century firemen in Istanbul being less effective at extinguishing fires than the recovery or salvage of treasures from the rich for payment of a hefty commission.〔
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