Aristotle Onassis was a prominent Greek shipping magnate known for building a vast maritime empire and transforming the shipping industry. Born in 1906 in a small village in Turkey, he immigrated to Argentina where he began his career in tobacco trading before venturing into the shipping business. His keen business acumen and strategic investments allowed him to acquire a fleet of oil tankers, which were highly profitable during the post-war economic boom. Onassis became...