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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 . 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.
- Australian, British
- Westminster School
- 1 May 1917 (aged 67), Middlesex, England
On 28 May, William Knox D’Arcy is granted a 60-year concession to search for oil and gas across most of Persia. 1902 Drilling begins in November in the Chiah Surkh mountains, 350 miles west of Tehran, under the direction of engineer George Reynolds.
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.
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William Knox D'Arcy, the founder of BP, with his wife in their Edwardian English home. D'Arcy entered the industry in 1901 by obtaining a concession in Persia (BP)
The D'Arcy Concession (Persian: امتیازنامه دارسی) was a petroleum oil concession that was signed in 1901 between William Knox D'Arcy and Mozzafar al-Din, Shah of Persia. The oil concession gave D'Arcy the exclusive rights to prospect for oil in Persia (now Iran).
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.
Dec 15, 1994 · D’ARCY, WILLIAM KNOX (b. Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England, 11 October 1849, d. Stanmore, Middlesex, England, 1 May 1917), petroleum entrepreneur and founder of the oil industry in Persia and the Middle East. The only son of an Irish solicitor, D’Arcy received his early education at Westminster School, London.
