John Edward Greaves | |
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Pro-Consul at Berdyansk | |
In office 15 July 1880 – 10 December 1907 | |
Monarchs | Queen Victoria Edward VII |
Vice-Consul at Berdyansk | |
In office 10 December 1907 – 1921 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Personal details | |
Born | 1846 Sheffield |
Died | 18 January 1923 Sheffield |
Nationality | British |
Residence | Russian Empire: 1866-1920 |
Occupation | industrialist, civil engineer |
Awards | Order of the Crown |
John Edward Greaves (Russian: Джон Эдуардович Гривз (Гревз); pre-Revolutionary spelling: Джонъ Грiевз; 1846, Sheffield, England, — January 18, 1923, Sheffield) was the British vice-consul at Berdiansk (now, Ukraine) (1907-1921), industrialist, and the founder of one of the largest European companies manufacturing agricultural machines, 'John E. Greaves and Co' (Russian: "Джонъ Грiевз и К°").