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William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 1849 – 1 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia ( Iran ). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia. [1] Early life.
Learn how William D'Arcy, a British entrepreneur, gambled his fortune on oil exploration in Persia and struck oil in 1908 after six years of failure. Find out how his company became BP and how he became rich and famous.
Apr 29, 2024 · William Knox D’Arcy (born Oct. 11, 1849, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, Eng.—died May 1, 1917, Stanmore, Middlesex [now Greater London]) was an English businessman who was the principal founder of the Iranian oil industry.
William Knox D'Arcy (1849-1917), mining entrepreneur, was born on 11 October 1849 at Highweek, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, son of William Francis D'Arcy, solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Baker, née Bradford.
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Learn how William D'Arcy, the founder of BP, obtained a concession in Persia in 1901 and faced years of disappointment before striking oil in 1908. Read about the challenges and discoveries of the first oil exploration in the Middle East.
Dec 15, 1994 · A biography of the British petroleum entrepreneur who founded the oil industry in Persia and the Middle East. Learn about his background, his negotiations for the concession, his partnership with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and his legacy.
William Knox D'Arcy (1849 – 1917) was a successful British entrepreneur who in 1901 obtained from the government of Iran a sixty-year concession to search for and produce petroleum in an area of central and southern Iran covering 480,000 square miles.
