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[[File:Liechtenstein asv2022-10 img06 Vaduz Heiligkreuz Villa.jpg|thumb|250px|The Vaduz headquarters]]The '''Alexander S. Onassis Foundation''' ({{Lang-el|Κοινωφελές Ίδρυμα Αλέξανδρος Σ. Ωνάσης}}), commonly known as '''Onassis Foundation''' ({{Lang-el|Ίδρυμα Ωνάση}}) is a public benefit foundation based in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. It was created by [[Aristotle Onassis]] to honor the memory of his son [[Alexander Onassis|Alexander]], who died at age 24 in an airplane crash in 1973. |
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[[File:Liechtenstein asv2022-10 img06 Vaduz Heiligkreuz Villa.jpg|thumb|250px|The Vaduz headquarters]] |
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| ⚫ | The foundation is one of the largest in [[Europe]], using its assets to create scholarship and prize programs, build the $75 million Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens (designed by London-based hospital architect Llewelyn Davies), endow Greek studies chairs at universities, and support other projects.<ref name="NYTimes |
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| ⚫ | Aristotle Onassis died in 1975, and had directed in his will that half of his estate should be transferred upon his own death to a foundation to be established in his son's name.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ioannidis |first=Paul |title=Destiny Prevails: My Life with Aristotle, Alexander, Christina Onassis and her daughter, Athina |publisher=Significance Press-paperback or kindle edition |year=2015 |isbn=978-0990757474 |location=New York}}</ref> In 1975, the executors of the estate accordingly established a pair of foundations, incorporated in [[Vaduz]], [[Liechtenstein]]: the Business Foundation, which acts as a holding company for the underlying business interests, and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, which is the sole beneficiary of the Business Foundation. |
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The executors and original members of the Board of Directors, appointed in 1975 by Aristotle Onassis in his will, were his executives and business associates. Among them [[Nikos Kokkinis]], [[Michael Dologlou]], [[Stelios Papadimitriou]], [[Paul Ioannidis]], [[Apostolos Zambelas]], [[Creon Brown]], etc. Through time, other persons were added, such as [[Theodoros Gavriilidis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |date=2012-02-22 |title=Αποχαιρετισμός στη Μερόπη Νίκου Κονιαλίδη |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/729100/apochairetismos-sti-meropi-nikoy-konialidi/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ |language=greek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Μπιστικα |first=Της Ελενης |date=2005-07-06 |title=Αλλαγή σκυτάλης, με τα ίδια επώνυμα, στο Ιδρυμα Ωνάση |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/698855/allagi-skytalis-me-ta-idia-eponyma-sto-idryma-onasi/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ |language=greek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Μπιστικα |first=Της Ελενης |date=2010-06-05 |title=Αποχαιρετισμός λιτός στον Απόστολο Ζαμπέλα, στενό συνεργάτη του Ωνάση |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/720342/apochairetismos-litos-ston-apostolo-zampela-steno-synergati-toy-onasi/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ |language=greek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Στέφανος |first=Κρίκκης |date=2001-11-14 |title=Συμφωνία «οικονομικού» χαρακτήρα Γαβριηλίδη - Ρουσέλ |url=https://www.tanea.gr/2001/11/14/greece/symfwnia-oikonomikoy-xaraktira-gabriilidi-roysel/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=ΤΑ ΝΕΑ |language=el}}</ref> |
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The public benefit foundation is based in [[Athens]]. Aristotle's daughter, [[Christina Onassis]], served as the first president of the foundation until her death in 1988.<ref name="NYTimes NYRegion2" /> She was succeeded by Stelios Papadimitriou, Aristotle Onassis' lawyer who died in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=tanea.gr |date=2005-11-24 |title=«Έφυγε» ο επίτιμος πρόεδρος του Iδρύματος Ωνάση |url=https://www.tanea.gr/2005/11/24/greece/efyge-o-epitimos-proedros-toy-idrymatos-wnasi/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=ΤΑ ΝΕΑ |language=el}}</ref> [[Anthony S. Papadimitriou]], the latter's son, serves as the current president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Παπαδημητρίου Αντώνης |url=https://www.blod.gr/speakers/papadimitriou-antonis/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.blod.gr |language=el}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The foundation is one of the largest in [[Europe]], using its assets to create scholarship and prize programs, build the $75 million Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens (designed by London-based hospital architect Llewelyn Davies), endow Greek studies chairs at universities, and support other projects.<ref name="NYTimes NYRegion2" /> All activities of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, from the time of its establishment to the present, are funded exclusively by the profits of the Business Foundation, which engages mainly in shipping and real estate investments. |
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== Projects == |
== Projects == |
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Revision as of 15:29, 28 June 2024
The Alexander S. Onassis Foundation (Template:Lang-el), commonly known as Onassis Foundation (Template:Lang-el) is a public benefit foundation based in Athens, Greece. It was created by Aristotle Onassis to honor the memory of his son Alexander, who died at age 24 in an airplane crash in 1973.
History
Aristotle Onassis died in 1975, and had directed in his will that half of his estate should be transferred upon his own death to a foundation to be established in his son's name.[1] In 1975, the executors of the estate accordingly established a pair of foundations, incorporated in Vaduz, Liechtenstein: the Business Foundation, which acts as a holding company for the underlying business interests, and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, which is the sole beneficiary of the Business Foundation.
The executors and original members of the Board of Directors, appointed in 1975 by Aristotle Onassis in his will, were his executives and business associates. Among them Nikos Kokkinis, Michael Dologlou, Stelios Papadimitriou, Paul Ioannidis, Apostolos Zambelas, Creon Brown, etc. Through time, other persons were added, such as Theodoros Gavriilidis.[2][3][4][5]
The public benefit foundation is based in Athens. Aristotle's daughter, Christina Onassis, served as the first president of the foundation until her death in 1988.[6] She was succeeded by Stelios Papadimitriou, Aristotle Onassis' lawyer who died in 2005.[7] Anthony S. Papadimitriou, the latter's son, serves as the current president.[8]
The foundation is one of the largest in Europe, using its assets to create scholarship and prize programs, build the $75 million Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens (designed by London-based hospital architect Llewelyn Davies), endow Greek studies chairs at universities, and support other projects.[6] All activities of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, from the time of its establishment to the present, are funded exclusively by the profits of the Business Foundation, which engages mainly in shipping and real estate investments.
Projects
The Foundation aims at promoting Greek culture and civilization throughout the world and in Greece. The first international affiliate Onassis Foundation, now known as OnassisUSA, was established in New York City to disseminate information about Hellenic civilization throughout North and South America.[9] [10] The Foundation undertook the establishment of the Onassis Library for Hellenic and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the renovation and equipment of the libraries of the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine & Christian Museum and the Benaki Museum in Athens, the architectural preservation and restoration of sites and buildings around the world, as well as countless other endeavors centered on arts and culture. The original Onassis Cultural Center, was built in Athens in 2004 and opened in November 2010.,[11] and the Foundation's US presence is in the Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue, which was built in 1976 and combines offices, shops and luxury apartments. It is also home to the Onassis Cultural Center,[9] which has been open intermittently for exhibits and other programming, but as of 2018 is no longer regularly open to the public. Olympic Tower is currently owned by the foundation, Oxford Properties and Crown Acquisitions.
In the fields of health, the Foundation donated the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre (OCSC) to Greece in 1992. The 127-bed capacity OCSC is the first hospital in Greece fully certified in the departments of adult and pediatric heart surgery and cardiology, and the only certified hospital in Greece for heart and lung transplants. Other public benefit projects of the Foundation include financial support to organizations such as ELPIDA, for the establishment of cancer hospital for children, and the Hellenic Society for Disabled Children (ELEPAP).
Beginning in 1978, the Foundation awarded the Onassis International Prizes, bestowed on individuals or organizations in the fields of culture, social achievement and the environment. They were redesigned and expanded in 2008.
References and sources
- ^ Ioannidis, Paul (2015). Destiny Prevails: My Life with Aristotle, Alexander, Christina Onassis and her daughter, Athina. New York: Significance Press-paperback or kindle edition. ISBN 978-0990757474.
- ^ Newsroom (22 February 2012). "Αποχαιρετισμός στη Μερόπη Νίκου Κονιαλίδη". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Μπιστικα, Της Ελενης (6 July 2005). "Αλλαγή σκυτάλης, με τα ίδια επώνυμα, στο Ιδρυμα Ωνάση". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Μπιστικα, Της Ελενης (5 June 2010). "Αποχαιρετισμός λιτός στον Απόστολο Ζαμπέλα, στενό συνεργάτη του Ωνάση". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Στέφανος, Κρίκκης (14 November 2001). "Συμφωνία «οικονομικού» χαρακτήρα Γαβριηλίδη - Ρουσέλ". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NYTimes NYRegion2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ tanea.gr (24 November 2005). "«Έφυγε» ο επίτιμος πρόεδρος του Iδρύματος Ωνάση". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Παπαδημητρίου Αντώνης". www.blod.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Lewin, Tamar (23 October 2000). "Behind the Art Show". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Onassis USA Launches Online Series". American Theatre. Theatre Communications Group. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Ballet News". Retrieved 13 August 2013.
