Artemy Tereshchenko
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Artemy Yakovlevich Tereshchenko (Russian: Арте́мий Я́ковлевич Тере́щенко; Ukrainian: Арте́м Я́кович Тере́щенко; 1794 – 1873) was the first entrepreneur in the Tereshchenko family[1] and the founder of the Tereshchenko dynasty, one of the wealthiest families in the world.[2] Nicknamed "Karbovanets", he was a guild merchant, a hereditary honorary citizen, a hereditary nobleman, and Burgermeister of Hlukhiv City from 1842 to 1845. He established the production of the sugar beet in Ukraine and funded charitable works.
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Artemy Tereshchenko | |
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Артемий Терещенко | |
Born | 1794 Lokot, Oryol Governorath, Russian Empire |
Died | 1873 |
Occupation | Sugar manufacturer |
Known for | Tereshchenko dynasty |
Spouse | Euphrosyne Steslyavskaya |
Children | Nikola, Fyodor, Bassie, Simon |
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