Andrónico Luksic Abaroa
| Andrónico Luksic Abaroa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 5, 1926 Antofagasta, Chile |
| Died | August 18, 2005 (aged 78) |
| Residence | Antofagasta[1] |
| Citizenship | Chile |
| Net worth |
 US$ 15.7 billion (est.)(Forbes, March 2005)[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Ena Craig (m. 19xx–1959) Iris Fontbona (m. 1961–2005)[2] |
| Children |
Andrónico Luksic Craig Guillermo Luksic Craig Paola Luksic Fontbona Gabriela Luksic Fontbona Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona[3][4] |
| Parent(s) | Policarpo Luksic, Elena Abaroa |
Antonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa (Croatian: Androniko Lukšić) (November 5, 1926 – August 18, 2005) was a Chilean businessman of Croatian origin. Through his lifetime, he found the Luksic Group, becoming the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world, with a net worth in 2005 of US$4.2 billion according to Forbes magazine.[1]
The Luksic Group has interests in the mining, financial, industrial, and beverages sectors. Major holdings include, or have included, Banco de Chile, Compañia de Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), and Antofagasta Plc, a UK-listed copper mining company. In Croatia, he was involved in the tourist industry.
On September 2002, the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio published an interview with Andrónico Luksic titled "Don Andrónico cuenta su historia" (Don Andrónico shares his story),[5] in which he explains how, after a life of hard work, he had decided to retire and "dedicate himself to what he liked the most: his family, his beloved Croatia and social assistance".
Family
Luksic was born in Antofagasta, to a Bolivian mother, Elena Abaroa (great-grandchild of Bolivian War of the Pacific hero Eduardo Abaroa), and a Croatian immigrant father, Policarpo, who had arrived in Chile from the Adriatic island of Brač in 1910 and had made a living in the nitrate industry.
Luksic married Ena Craig and they had two sons: Andrónico (born April 16, 1954[6]) and Guillermo (born January 14, 1956[6]). Luksic was widowed when Ena died in 1959. He married Iris Fontbona in 1961, when she was 18 years old.[2] They had two daughters: Paola (born 1961-1962) and Gabriela (born 1962-1963), and one son: Jean-Paul (born May 31, 1964.[6])[3][4]
Luksic died of cancer on August 18, 2005.[3][4] As of 2011, Iris Fontbona and her family had a net worth of US$19.2 billion.[7]
As of October 2012 the Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Iris Fontbona as the 33rd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of 19.7 billion.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "The World's Billionaires (2005): #132 Andronico Luksic & family". Forbes. March 9, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- 1 2 "Cómo se gestó el millonario aporte de Iris Fontbona, viuda de Luksic, en la Teletón". La Segunda (in Spanish). December 6, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Obituary: Andronico Luksic". The Daily Telegraph. September 3, 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Andrónico Luksic, 78, Magnate in Chile, Dies". The New York Times. August 29, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ "La entrevista que Andrónico Luksic Abaroa dio a El Mercurio". El Mercurio. 2005-08-19. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- 1 2 3 "Los hijos hombres de Andrónico Luksic Abaroa" [The male children of Andrónico Luksic Abaroa]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). August 20, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ "The World's Billionaires (2011): #26 Iris Fontbona & family". Forbes. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Billionares Index". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved December 3, 2012.