william knox d'arcy

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Definition of william knox d'arcy in English English dictionary

born Oct. 11, 1849, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, Eng. died May 1, 1917, Stanmore, Middlesex British businessman. After earning a fortune as a gold miner in Australia, D'Arcy secured a 60-year oil-mining concession in Iran in 1901. The concession, obtained with British government assistance, covered an area of 500,000 sq mi (1.3 million sq km). An oil strike on these lands led to the formation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. in 1909. See also BP PLC

Hyphenation

Wil·liam Knox d'arcy

Turkish pronunciation

wîlyım näks därsi

Pronunciation

/ˈwəlyəm ˈnäks ˈdärsē/ /ˈwɪljəm ˈnɑːks ˈdɑːrsiː/