Sotirios Voulgaris

Sotirios Voulgaris (Greek: Σωτήριος Βούλγαρης; 1857–1932), or Sotirio Bulgari in Italian, was a Greek silversmith and distinguished businessman,[1][2][3] who founded the company Bulgari (or Bvlgari) which flourished in business in Italy, and later internationally in the area of gold- and silversmithing and fashion accessory.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Bulgari History". Bulgari. Retrieved 3 November 2024. Founded in Rome in 1884 by the talented Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari
    Forbes. Vol. 145. Forbes Incorporated. 1990. p. 154. Bulgari [...] was founded a century ago in a cramped Rome storefront by Sotiris Boulgaris, a Greek silversmith
  2. ^ Cottini 2018, pp. 41-42 "The Greek silversmith Sotiris Voulgaris [...] opened his first atelier in Via Sistina in Rome in 1884"; Ricca & Robins 2012, p. 140
  3. ^ Donze & Fujioka 2017, p. 56 "The company was established in Rome at the end of the nineteenth century by the Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari".
  4. ^ "Sotirios Voulgaris: The Greek Creator Of Bulgari". Greek Gateway. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  5. ^ "Sotirios Voulgaris: the Greek behind Bulgari". Neo Magazine. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  6. ^ "Σωτήρης Βούλγαρης: Ο Ελληνας αργυροχόος που έφτιαξε τον οίκο Bvlgari -Πώς έχτισε αυτοκρατορία από το τίποτα". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
    "Η ιστορία του οίκου Bvlgari και η "χρυσή" κληρονόμος που "έφυγε"". must.com.cy (in Greek). 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2023-08-14.