Ioannis Coumantaros
Ioannis S. "John" Coumantaros (1894-1981) was a Greek shipping and flour mills businessman.
Ioannis "John" Coumantaros | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ioannis S. Coumantaros 1894 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Nomikos |
| Children | 2, including George S. Coumantaros |
| Relatives | Stavros Niarchos (nephew) Nicholas P. "Nikos" Goulandris (son-in-law) |
Early life
He was the son of Stavros Coumantaros from Sparta, and had three older brothers, Theodoros, Nikolaos and Panayotis.[1] The brothers founded the Evrotas flour mills in Piraeus, and moved into shipping in 1932.[1]
Career
Ioannis ran the ships, along with his nephew Stavros Niarchos, the son of his sister,[1] Eugenie Koumantaros, who had married Spyros Niarchos.
Personal life
He married Flora Nomikos, the daughter of Peter Nomikos, from a "traditional maritime family".[1]
They had two children, a son, George S. Coumantaros, who married, Sophie Yannagas, the daughter of George Yannagas from Kasos, and they had two sons, Yannis and John, and three daughters, Flora, Elena and Eugenie.[1] Their daughter Aikaterini "Dolly" I. Coumantaros married Nicholas P. "Nikos" Goulandris from Andros.[1] They founded the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens.[2][3]
References
- I. Theotokas; G. Harlaftis (2009). Leadership in World Shipping: Greek Family Firms in International Business. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-0-230-23353-9.
- Edited By Nicholas Jackson (28 April 2011). "Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art – Athens, Greece". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 1 July 2017.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "Museum of Cycladic Art - GTP". Gtp.gr. Retrieved 1 July 2017.