Simon Tereshchenko
Russian businessman and millionaire (1839–1893)
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Simon Artemievich Tereshchenko (25 May 1839 in Hlukhiv – 1893) was a Ukrainian businessman and millionaire who was a director of a bank in Hlukhiv, owner of a cloth factory in Glushkovsky, and director of a Kherson Oblast salt mine.
Simon Tereshchenko Семён Терещенко | |
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| Born | May 25, 1839 |
| Died | 1893 (aged 53–54) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Tereshchenko dynasty |
| Spouse | Olympia Velentei (Varengo) |
Early life
Simon was born in Tereshchenko family to Artemy Tereshchenko and Euphrosyne Steslyavskaya, he was one of the Tereshchenko Brothers dynasty active family member. Simon was married to Olympia Viktorovna Velentei (Varengo, Tereshchenko). He studied in Hlukhiv district school.
Career
From October 26, 1866, he became Hlukhiv city bank director. And from September 26, 1870, he was declared as an official representator for Imperial Society special assignments. In 1871 was listed in the genealogical book of Kursk province.
Personal life
Simon Tereshchenko is known as the romantic creator of the famous and unique Tereshchenko rose,[1] that he ordered to be developed and bred by the French rosarian known for his cultivation of rose cultivars Louis Lévêque in France, 1882, while the time the family lived in Paris.[2] Louis Lévêque was very respectable florist among noble aristocratic and royal families. His creation Madame Olympia Tereshchenko rose is a divine white, carmine-pink shading rose with white blend Bourbon color, that holds its name for one the Tereshchenko Dynasty's women, Simon Tereshchenko's wife - Olympiada Tereshchenko[3]