Sotirios Voulgaris (Greek: Σωτήριος Βούλγαρης; 18 March 1857 – 1932), or Sotirio Bulgari in Italian, was a Greek silversmith and distinguished businessman,[1][2][3] who founded the company Bulgari (or Bvlgari) which flourished in business in Italy, and later internationally in the area of gold- and silversmithing and fashion accessory.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Bulgari History". Bulgari. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
Founded in Rome in 1884 by the talented Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari
Forbes. Vol. 145. Forbes Incorporated. 1990. p. 154.Bulgari [...] was founded a century ago in a cramped Rome storefront by Sotiris Boulgaris, a Greek silversmith
- ^ Cottini 2018, pp. 41-42 "The Greek silversmith Sotiris Voulgaris [...] opened his first atelier in Via Sistina in Rome in 1884"; Ricca & Robins 2012, p. 140
- ^ Donze & Fujioka 2017, p. 56 "The company was established in Rome at the end of the nineteenth century by the Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari".
- ^ "Sotirios Voulgaris: The Greek Creator Of Bulgari". Greek Gateway. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Sotirios Voulgaris: the Greek behind Bulgari". Neo Magazine. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Σωτήρης Βούλγαρης: Ο Ελληνας αργυροχόος που έφτιαξε τον οίκο Bvlgari -Πώς έχτισε αυτοκρατορία από το τίποτα". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Η ιστορία του οίκου Bvlgari και η "χρυσή" κληρονόμος που "έφυγε"". must.com.cy (in Greek). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.