Bazil Assan
Bazil Assan | |
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explorer, economist | |
Known for | Being the first Romanian to travel to the Arctic and around the world |
Parent(s) | George Assan and Alexandrina Assan |
Bazil George Assan (1 August 1860 – 16 June 1918) was a Romanian engineer, explorer and economist. Belonging to a wealthy family in
Biography
Assan was born on 1 August 1860 in Bucharest to a rich family. His father, George Assan , a Romanian from Moldavia, settled in the city and built the first steam mill in Romanian history (known as the Assan Mill ) on the shore of the Colentina Lake in 1853. His mother was Alexandrina Assan,[1] who took charge of the company of the family since her spouse's death in 1866 until her son Assan replaced her in 1884.[2] Gheorghe G. Assan, his brother who was born in 1862, studied commerce in Antwerp, Belgium, and held various positions in commercial and other institutions.[1]
Assan studied engineering in Liège, Belgium, and economics in Montreux, Switzerland. In 1884, he returned to Bucharest to work at his father's company with his brother. These two modernized the company and built two factories, one for soap and the other for paint and varnish. Assan was one of the persons who helped the Kingdom of Romania industrialize at more or less the same rate as other European countries. He also designed a canal between Cernavodă and Constanța (later the Danube–Black Sea Canal), publishing an article in 1899 about it.[1]
Assan, together with the
Not much is known about Assan's family. He married a Romani woman and had three daughters. Assan named them according to where he was when they were born. Thus, the first was called Athenaida after Athens, Consuella after Spain and Pacifica after the Pacific Ocean.[4]
In 1904, Assan built a 41 metres (135 feet) high
Expeditions
Assan, stimulated by his knowledge of economics, commerce and industry, was greatly interested in discovering the world. Therefore, in the summer of 1896, he embarked on the Norwegian ship Erling Jarl and, along with other
Afterwards, between 1897 and 1898,
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Alexandru, Irina (24 August 2018). "Povestea lui Bazil Assan, inginer, inventator, industriaș, primul explorator român care a călătorit în zonele Arctice și a făcut ocolul lumii". Manager Express (in Romanian).
- ISBN 9789004355095.
- ^ "Scandalul plăcuțelor. De la Bibescu a plecat totul! El a avut primul număr preferențial din România: "0". Prefectura Capitalei i-a dat "prin spate" bucata de metal". Antena 1 (in Romanian). 31 July 2018.
- ^ a b Bujor, Oana (29 October 2018). "Casa Assan, locuința primului explorator român ce a făcut ocolul Pământului și a studiat zonele polare. A condus și primul automobil din România". Descopera.ro (in Romanian).