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“Tycoon” redirects here. For other uses, see Tycoon (disambiguation).

For a wealthy or powerful Polish or Hungarian nobleman, see Magnate'''.

A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in a particular industry (or set of industries) and whose wealth has been derived primarily therefrom. Such people usually amass substantial fortunes in the process, and tend to become widely known in connection with their business(es) or through other pursuits such as philanthropy. Examples of well-known business magnates include newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst of the Hearst Corporation, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil, steel magnate Lakshmi Nivas Mittal of Mittal Steel, and software magnate Bill Gates of Microsoft.

In Russia and some other post-Soviet countries, the term "business oligarch" has become popular.

Etymology

The word tycoon is derived from the Japanese word taikun (大君), which means "great lord" or "shogun". The word entered the English language in the 19th century with the return of Commodore Perry to the United States. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as "the Tycoon" by his aides John Nicolay and John Hay. The term spread to the business community, where it has been used ever since.

The word mogul originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (mughal is the Indo-Aryan spelling of mogul) of India that existed between 1526-1857. The early emperors of Mughal claimed themselves descendants of Mongol ruler Genghis Khan and adopted a Mongolian identity. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the excessive riches of the Mughal emperors, which for example produced the Taj Mahal.

The word magnate itself derives from the Latin word magnates (plural of magnas), meaning "great person" or "great nobleman."

As the term industrialist (from the English word "industry") was more widely used in the context of "old world" industries such as steel, oil, newspapers, shipping and rail transport, it has largely been superseded by the other, more modern terms that encompass a wider range of business and commercial activity.

Notable magnates

William Randolph Hearst I (29 April 1863 – 14 August 1951) was an American newspaper magnate.

Hearst was a leading newspaper publisher. The son of a self-made millionaire, he became aware that his father had received a northern California newspaper,
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The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media.
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Petroleum (Latin Petroleum derived from Greek πέτρα (Latin petra) - rock + έλαιον (Latin oleum) - oil) or crude oil
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John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.
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Standard Oil (Esso) was a predominant integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 and operating as a major company trust until it was dissolved by the United States Supreme Court in 1911, it was one of the world's first and
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Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7 or 2.04% by weight (C:1000–10,8.67Fe), depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese and
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Lakshmi Narayan Mittal^[1] (or Lakshmi Nivas Mittal) (लक्ष्मी िनवास मित्तल
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Mittal Steel Company, N.V.

Public (Euronext: MT ),(NYSE: MT )
Founded 1976 in Calcutta, India, 1989 as Ispat International in Sumatra, Indonesia
Headquarters Rotterdam, Netherlands

Key people Lakshmi Mittal, Founder, Chairman and CEO
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Computer software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some task on a computer system. ^[1]
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William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955^[1]) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen.
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Microsoft Corporation

Public (NASDAQ: MSFT )
Founded Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (April 4 1975)^[1]
Headquarters Redmond, Washington, United States

Key people Bill Gates, Co-founder and Executive Chairman ;
Paul Allen, Co-founder ;
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation

Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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Business oligarch is a near-synonym of the term "business magnate". The choice of the word oligarch denotes the significant influence such wealthy individuals may have on the life of a nation.
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Japanese
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Taikun (大君) is an archaic Japanese term of respect derived from Chinese I Ching which once referred to a monarch. Its literal meaning is "Great Lord/Prince" or "Supreme Commander".
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Shōgun (将軍 shōgun
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English}}}
Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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For the periodical, see .

The 19th Century (also written XIX century) lasted from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. It is often referred to as the "1800s.
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Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his death on April 15, 1865. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery, he won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was
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Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the ability or quality of people, objects, or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people. The term encompasses a form of entertainment or human communication which evokes such feelings, or which makes people laugh
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John George Nicolay (born February 26, 1832, as Johann Georg in , Rhineland-Palatinate – September 26, 1901) was an American (German-born) biographer and secretary of Abraham Lincoln.
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John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.

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