Simón Iturri Patiño
Simón Patiño | |
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| Born | 1 June 1860 |
| Died | 20 April 1947 (aged 86) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Parent(s) | María Patiño, Julio Abasto |
| Relatives | María Patiño, Estefania Casique Patino, Antenor Patiño |
Simón Iturri Patiño (1 June 1860 – 20 April 1947) was a Bolivian industrialist who was among the world's wealthiest people at the time of his death. With a fortune built from ownership of a majority of the tin industry in Bolivia, Patiño was nicknamed "The Andean Rockefeller". During World War II, Patiño was believed to be one of the five wealthiest men in the world.