Nathan David Saatchi (Arabic: ناثان دافيد ساعتجي; 24 December 1907 – 31 May 2000) was an Iraqi businessman and textile merchant.
Nathan Saatchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1907 |
| Died | 31 May 2000 (aged 92) |
| Burial place | Golders Green Jewish Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, textile merchant |
| Children | 4, including Maurice and Charles |
Early life
editSaatchi was born on 24 December 1907 into a middle-class Jewish family in Baghdad, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1] The name "Saatchi" (sā'ātchi), which means "watchmaker", originates from Ottoman Turkish (Saat: Originally from Arabic, -çi: Turkish suffix meaning maker in context). He later moved to London.[2]
Career
editIn Iraq, Saatchi was a textile merchant and imported goods primarily from Manchester. Anticipating the Iraqi government's laws against Jews, he moved to England after World War II, settling in London where he acquired wool and textile factories.[3]
Personal life
editIn 1936, he married Daisy Ezair (1920–2000),[4] and they had four sons, including:[2]
- Charles Saatchi (b. 1943), a co-founder of the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi;[5] he is also known for his art collection and for owning Saatchi Gallery.[6][7]
- Maurice Saatchi (b. 1946), a co-founder of the Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi;[8][9] he was created a life peer as Baron Saatchi, of Staplefield in the County of West Sussex on 4 October 1996.[10]
Saatchi died on 31 May 2000,[11] and is buried at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery.[12]
References
edit- ^ By Tom Teicholz, June 23, 2006, Schimmel’s Summer School (Paul Schimmel & MOCA)
- ^ a b "Nathan Saatchi". The Daily Telegraph. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Nathan Saatchi". www.dangoor.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, p. 3455.
- ^ Sloane, Leonard (17 February 1995). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Charles Saatchi Is Leaving Agency". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Vogel, Carol (1 July 2010). "Saatchi Says He'll Give Britain His Gallery and Over $37 Million in Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Reyburn, Scott (4 April 2019). "Big Changes at Britain's Saatchi Gallery, as Visitor Numbers Slide". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (16 February 1995). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; Maurice Saatchi's breakaway agency snares its initial two accounts from his former company". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (18 November 2014). "M&C Saatchi Buys a Stake in SS&K". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "No. 54547". The London Gazette. 9 October 1996. p. 13389.
- ^ "Nathan Saatchi". The Telegraph. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Kolsky, Rachel; Rawson, Roslyn (2012). Jewish London. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-84773-918-6.