Anthony francis lucas biography
Anthony francis lucas biography
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Anthony Francis Lucas
Croatian-born American oil explorer
Anthony Francis Lucas (born Antun Lučić; September 9, 1855 – September 2, 1921) was a Croatian-born American oil explorer.[1] With Pattillo Higgins, he organized the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas, that became known as Spindletop.
This led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the Petroleum Age.[2]
Early life
Christened Antonio Francesco Luchich, he was the son of Captain Francis Stephen Luchich, a prosperous shipbuilder and shipowner from the Croatian island of Lesina, and his wife Giovanna Giovanizio.[3][4][5][6][7] According to Lucas himself, who was proud of his heritage, the Luchich family was pure by blood, descended from ancient Illyrian (Dalmatian) nobility,[3] and he sometimes called himself in society events "Count Anthony [François Maria Vincent] Giovanizio de Bertuchevich Lucas".[3]