Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio
Appearance
Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio (1913-5 February 2011) was an Italian lawyer and businessman, and the founder of Silversea Cruises.
He was born in Naples in 1913.[1][2]
Lefebvre worked as a maritime lawyer and taught maritime and commercial law at the Bari University until he became a professor at Bari, Naples and Rome Universities in 1938.[1][2]
Lefebvre began buying cargo ships and ferries in the Adriatic.[2] He went on to own Sitmar Cruises, which was merged with Princess Cruises in 1988 to form Silversea Cruises.[2]
He died on 5 February 2011.[2]
His son, Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio, became the chairman and owner of Silversea.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Last farewell to Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio - Ship2Shore". www.ship2shore.it. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Silversea Founder Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio Dies at Age 98 - Travel Agent Central". www.travelagentcentral.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.