西蒙·格奥尔格·冯·西纳
西蒙·格奥尔格·冯·西纳男爵（德语：Simon Georg Freiherr von Sina，1810年8月15日—1876年4月15日），希腊语名西蒙·西纳斯（希腊语：Σίμων Σίνας），是一位希腊裔奥地利籍银行家、贵族、慈善家暨外交官[1]。
| 西蒙·西纳斯 | |
|---|---|
 西蒙·西纳斯的肖像 | |
| 出生 | 1810年8月15日 奥地利帝国维也纳 |
| 逝世 | 1876年4月15日 奥匈帝国维也纳 |
| 国籍 | 希腊 |
| 职业 | 商人 |
| 知名于 | 慈善家和外交官 |
简历
编辑西蒙·西纳斯于1810年8月15日出生于维也纳[2]，祖籍为莫斯科波莱希腊人[1][3]。他曾先后担任过希腊驻维也纳总领事及驻奥地利、巴伐利亚王国和德国大使。其父亲格奥尔格·西蒙·冯·西纳[3]也是一名慈善家和外交官，西蒙·西纳扩展了他父亲的生意。 曾为奥地利、匈牙利和希腊各类教育和科学基金作过大笔的捐助[4]。在他担任希腊驻奥地利大使期间，专门在希纳斯大厅为约翰·巴普蒂斯特·施特劳斯创作的《希腊人波尔卡》举办过希腊球舞会。
西蒙·西纳后来成为奥地利国家银行董事，并在维也纳创建了西蒙·格奥尔格·西纳银行[2]。第二次石勒苏益格战争结束后，他出资帮助奥地利从石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因迁返了部队[2] 从1874年起，他一直居留在奥地利的赫恩豪森区(Herrenhaus)[2]。
西纳曾捐助过布达佩斯匈牙利科学院、维也纳圣三一希腊教堂、雅典东正教大教堂和雅典学院等[4]。他的父亲曾可能创建了雅典国家天文台基金[5]，因此，西纳也是一名天文事业赞助人，月球上的辛纳斯陨石坑就是以他的名字命名的[6]。1876年4月15日西蒙·西纳在维也纳去世[2]。
参考资料
编辑引用
编辑- ^ 1.0 1.1 Dent 2007，第9: ...Count Simon Sina, a banker, aristocrat and landowner of Greek origin, and one of the wealthiest men of his day. His father, George Sina had been a chief financier backing the construction of the Chain Bridge.页
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Killy & Vierhaus 2005，p. 346: Sina, Simon Georg, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, * 15.8.1810, Vienna; † 15.4.1876, Vienna. S., the son of Georg Simon → S., founded the banking house of Simon Georg Sina in Vienna and was director of the Austrian National Bank. In 1864 he financed the return transport of the Austrian troops from Schleswig-Holstein following the German-Danish War. S. was a member of the board of management of the General Hungarian Credit Bank and the board of administration of the Rossitz mining company. He was also a member of the executive senate of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. S. held a seat in the Austrian Herrenhaus from 1874 onwards.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 Killy & Vierhaus 2005，p. 346: Sina, Georg Simon, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, * 20.11.1782, Moschopolis; † 18.5.1856, Vienna. S., the son of a merchant, worked mainly in the banking sector. Together with Salomon Mayer von → Rothschild, he was involved in all state loans and their associated share issues from 1830 onwards. He owned numerous domains in Lower Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary and possessed shares in a large number of financial and economic ventures. Among other things, he was deputy governor of the Austrian National Bank and president of the State Railway Company. He played a leading role in the expansion of the Hungarian railway network and financed the construction of the Chain Bridge over the Danube between Buda and Pest, which was built between 1842 and 1849. After Rothschild, S. was regarded as the second richest man in Austria. He was the father of Simon Georg → S.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 Moscow Patriarchate 1978，第84: A son of the rich Greek family of Sina, Simon Sina the Younger did many good works, contributing large sums of money for the building of Athens University and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Art Gallery, the Institute for the Blind, hospitals, schools and in particular Orthodox Churches and other ecclesiastical institutions.页
- ^ Η Ίδρυση του Αστεροσκοπείου Αθηνών. Εθνικόν Αστεροσκοπείον Αθηνών. 2013 [2017-06-08]. （原始内容存档于2020-10-29） （希腊语）.
- ^ Rükl & Rackham 1991，第98: Sinas [8.8°N, 31.6°E] Simon Sinas, 1810–1876. Greek merchant, patron of astronomers, bequeathed Athens Observatory. Circular crater (12.4 km/2260 m).页
来源
编辑- Dent, Bob. Budapest: A Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007. ISBN 0-19-531494-8.
- Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf (编). Dictionary of German Biography (Volume 9: Schmidt – Theyer). Munich: K.G. Saur (Walter de Gruyter). 2005. ISBN 9783110966299.
- Moscow Patriarchate. The Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. Moscow: Moscow Patriarchate. 1978.
- Rükl, Antonín; Rackham, T.W. Atlas of the Moon. London: Hamlyn. 1991. ISBN 9780600571902.
延伸阅读
编辑- Stoianovich, Traian. The Conquering Balkan Orthodox Merchant. The Journal of Economic History. June 1960, 20 (2): 234–313.